Medical Definition of Fasciculus solitarius

1. A slender, compact fibre bundle extending longitudinally through the dorsolateral region of the medullary tegmentum, surrounded by the nucleus of the solitary tract, below the obex decussating over the central canal, and descending over some distance into the upper cervical segments of the spinal cord. It is composed of primary sensory fibres that enter with the vagus, glossopharyngeal, and facial nerves, and in part convey information from stretch receptors and chemoreceptors in the walls of the cardiovascular, respiratory, and intestinal tracts; in rostral parts of the tract impulses are generated by the receptor cells of the taste buds in the mucosa of the tongue. Its fibres are distributed to the nucleus of the solitary tract. Synonym: tractus solitarius, fasciculus rotundus, fasciculus solitarius, funiculus solitarius, Gierke's respiratory bundle, Krause's respiratory bundle, round fasciculus, solitary bundle, solitary fasciculus. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fasciculus Solitarius

fasciculus macularis
fasciculus mamillotegmentalis
fasciculus mamillothalamicus
fasciculus marginalis
fasciculus medialis plexus brachialis
fasciculus obliquus pontis
fasciculus occipitofrontalis
fasciculus pedunculomamillaris
fasciculus posterior plexus brachialis
fasciculus pyramidalis anterior
fasciculus pyramidalis lateralis
fasciculus retroflexus
fasciculus rotundus
fasciculus semilunaris
fasciculus septomarginalis
fasciculus solitarius (current term)
fasciculus subcallosus
fasciculus thalamicus
fasciculus thalamomamillaris
fasciculus uncinatus
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fasciectomy
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