accessory cuneate nucleus

Introduction

One of 3 nuclei of the dorsal column in the medulla oblongata, lateral to the nucleus cuneatus.

Afferents

• the accessory cuneate nucleus receives dorsal root fibers conveying proprioceptive innervation of the arm & hand on the same side via the fasciculus cuneatus

Efferents

• it projects to the cerebellum by way of the cuneocerebellar tract.

More general terms

• CNS nucleus

Additional terms

• cuneate tubercle
• fasciculus cuneatus
• nucleus cuneatus
• nucleus gracilis