Fasciculus cuneatus

Definition

The fasciculus cuneatus is a bundle of nerve fibers in the spinal cord that transmits touch and proprioceptive information from the upper body to the brain. It is part of the dorsal column-medial lemniscus pathway, which is critical for processing sensory information.

Related terms

Proprioception:

The sense that allows us to perceive the position and movement of our body parts even without looking at them.

Dorsal Column: Medial Lemniscus Pathway - A major sensory pathway of the central nervous system that conveys touch and proprioceptive information from the periphery to the brain.

Spinal Cord:

The long, thin, tubular structure made up of nervous tissue, which extends from the medulla oblongata in the brainstem down to the lower back, carrying nerve impulses between the brain and the rest of the body