Solitary tract
| Solitary tract | |
|---|---|
 Transverse section of medulla oblongata below the middle of the olive. (Fasciculus solitarius labeled at upper right.) | |
 The formatio reticularis of the medulla oblongata, shown by a transverse section passing through the middle of the olive. (#15 is fasciculus solitarius) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | tractus solitarius medullae oblongatae |
| NeuroNames | 785 |
| NeuroLex ID | birnlex_1483 |
| TA98 | A14.1.04.120 |
| TA2 | 6048 |
| FMA | 72618 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The solitary tract (tractus solitarius or fasciculus solitarius) is a compact
cervical segments of the spinal cord. It was first named by Theodor Meynert
in 1872.
Composition
The solitary tract is made up of primary sensory fibers and descending fibers of the vagus, glossopharyngeal, and facial nerves.
Function
The solitary tract conveys afferent information from
general visceral afferent fibers, GVA) in its caudal part. Taste buds in the mucosa of the tongue can also generate impulses in the rostral
regions of the solitary tract. The efferent fibers are distributed to the solitary tract nucleus.
Synonyms
There are numerous synonyms for the solitary tract:
- round fasciculus (Latin: fasciculus rotundus)
- solitary fasciculus (Latin: fasciculus solitarius)
- solitary bundle (Latin: funiculus solitarius)
- Gierke respiratory bundle (Named for German anatomist Hans Paul Bernhard Gierke).[1]
- Krause respiratory bundle (Named for German anatomist Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Krause).[1]
References
- Stedman, Thomas Lathrop (2006). Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 28th edition. Baltimore, MD: ISBN 0-7817-3390-1.
- ^ a b Stedman's Medical Eponyms by Thomas Lathrop Stedman; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005 - Medical - 899 pages
