Lemniscus (anatomy)

Lemniscus
Identifiers
NeuroLex ID	Lemniscus
TA	A14.1.00.014
FMA	76742
*Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy* [edit on Wikidata]

A lemniscus (Greek for ribbon or band^[1]) is an anatomic term. It can refer to:

In anatomy, a part of the brain, such as the medial lemniscus or lateral lemniscus.

lemniscus : is a bundle of secondary sensory fibers within the brain stem which terminates in specific relay nuclei of the diencephalon

References

↑ "Lemniscus" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary

Nervous tissue

CNS

Tissue Types

Cell Types

Neuronal

Glial

insulating:	Myelination: Oligodendrocyte

other	Astrocyte Radial glial cell Ependymal cells Tanycyte Microglia

PNS

General	Posterior Root Ganglion Ramus Anterior Root Ramus Ramus communicans Gray White Autonomic ganglion (Preganglionic nerve fibers Postganglionic nerve fibers)

Connective tissues	epineurium perineurium endoneurium nerve fascicle

Neuroglia	Myelination: Schwann cell Neurolemma Myelin incisure Node of Ranvier Internodal segment Satellite glial cell

Neurons/
nerve fibers

Parts

Soma	Axon hillock

Axon	Axon terminals Axoplasm Axolemma Neurofibril/neurofilament

Dendrite	Nissl body Dendritic spine Apical dendrite/Basal dendrite

Types

Afferent nerve fiber/
Sensory nerve

Efferent nerve fiber/
Motor nerve

Termination

Synapse	Electrical synapse/Gap junction Chemical synapse Synaptic vesicle Active zone Postsynaptic density Ribbon synapse Neuromuscular junction

Sensory receptors	Meissner's corpuscle Merkel nerve ending Pacinian corpuscle Ruffini ending Muscle spindle Free nerve ending Olfactory receptor neuron Photoreceptor cell Hair cell Taste bud

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