Spinoperiaqueductal fibers

[TA] axons originating from cell bodies of the posterior horn, ascending as part of the contralateral anterolateral system, and terminating in the periaqueductal gray of the mesencephalon; involved in descending pathways for pain suppression.spinomesencephalic fibers. SYN: fibrae spinoperiaqueductales [TA].

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