Lateral spinothalamic tract
- along with axon fibers of the
anterior spinothalamic tract form the anterolateral
system that relays second order pain, temperature
and light touch information to brainstem and
thalamic nuclei. These fibers are primarily
crossed fibers originating from cells on the
contralateral side of the spinal cord posterior
cell column. The lateral spinothalamic tract
conveys primarily pain and temperature somatosensory
information.
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