Term Name: medial lemniscus
Synonyms: lemniscus medialis, Reil's band, Reil's ribbon
Definition: Fiber tract arising predominantly from neurons in the nucleus gracilis and nucleus cuneatus in the medulla, projecting to thalamus. Fibers cross in the decussation of the medial lemniscus.
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0003002]

Relationships
is part of: brainstem dorsal column-medial lemniscus pathway
has parts: medial lemniscus of medulla medial lemniscus of midbrain medial lemniscus of pons
is a type of: nervous system lemniscus
inverse disjoint_from: lateral lemniscus