| Goll's column | gracile fasciculus |
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| Goll, Friedrich | <person> Swiss anatomist, 1829-1903. See: Goll's column, nucleus of Goll, tract of Goll. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nucleus of Goll | The medial one of the three nuclei of the dorsal column, the remaining two being the cuneate nucleus and the accessory cuneate nucleus, which corresponds to the clava; it receives dorsal-root fibres conveying sensory innervation of the leg, and lower trunk, and projects, by way of the medial lemniscus, to the ventral nucleus posterior nucleus of the thalamus. Synonym: nucleus gracilis, nucleus fasciculi gracilis, nucleus funiculi gracilis, nucleus of Goll. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| tract of Goll | gracile fasciculus |