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Clarke's column
Structure:
- Clarke's column is a long column of cells located just dorsolateral to the central canal in the medial part of the spinal cord of the T1-L2 levels
- it is largest in the lower thoracic & upper lumbar regions
Afferents:
- inputs are largely from muscle spindles.
Efferents:
- neurons of Clarke's column project to nucleus Z & to the cerebellum via the dorsal spinocerebellar tract
Related
posterior spinocerebellar tract
General
spinal cord structure
References
The Human Nervous System, George Paxinos,
Academic Press, San Diego CA 1990
Component-of
spinal cord (spinal marrow)
Images
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