Goll fibers
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Goll fasciculus (column fibers tract) nucleus — (gol) [Friedrich Goll, Swiss anatomist, 1829–1903] see fasciculus gracilis medullae spinalis and nucleus gracilis … Medical dictionary
Friedrich Goll — (March 1, 1829 November 12, 1903) was a Swiss neuroanatomist who was a native of Zofingen, located in the canton of Aargau.In 1851 he received his medical doctorate from the University of Zurich, and furthered his education in Paris, where he… … Wikipedia
Nucleus — 1) In cell biology, the structure that houses the chromosomes. 2) In neuroanatomy, a group of nerve cells. * * * 1. In cytology, typically a rounded or oval mass of protoplasm within the cytoplasm of a plant or animal cell; it is surrounded by a… … Medical dictionary
fasciculus — 1. SYN: fascicle. 2. SYN: cord. 3. SYN: bundle. [L. dim. of fascis, bundle] f. anterior musculi palatopharyngei [TA] SYN: anterior fascicle of palatopharyngeus (muscle). anterior f. proprius [TA] SYN: fasciculi proprii … Medical dictionary
tract — An elongated area, e.g., path, track, way. SEE ALSO: fascicle. SYN: tractus. [L. tractus, a drawing out] alimentary t. SYN: digestive t.. anterior corticospinal t. uncrossed fibers forming a small bundle in the anterior funiculus of the … Medical dictionary
Fasciculus gracilis — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = f. gracilis medullae spinalis GraySubject = 185 GrayPage = 762 Caption = Fasciculus cuneatus is 3a, in blue at upper right. Caption2 = Diagram of the principal fasciculi of the spinal cord. Width = 325… … Wikipedia
column — 1. An anatomic part or structure in the form of a pillar or cylindric funiculus. SEE ALSO: fascicle. 2. A vertical object (usually cylindrical), mass, or formation. SYN: columna [TA]. [L. columna] … Medical dictionary
nucleus gracilis — nucleus grac·i·lis gras ə ləs n a nucleus in the posterior part of the medulla oblongata in which the fibers of the fasciculus gracilis terminate * * * [TA] gracile nucleus: a nucleus in the medulla oblongata at the rostral end of the fasciculus… … Medical dictionary
Friedrich Schultze — (August 12, 1848 1934) was a German neurologist who was a native of Rathenow, Brandenburg. In 1871 he earned his doctorate at Heidelberg, and afterwards spent several years as an assistant to pathologist Nikolaus Friedreich (1825 1882). In 1887… … Wikipedia
fasciculus gracilis medullae spinalis — [TA] the median portion of the posterior funiculus of the spinal cord, composed of ascending fibers that terminate in the nucleus gracilis of the medulla oblongata; called also Goll column … Medical dictionary
