posterior thoracic nucleus


posterior tho·rac·ic nu·cle·us

[TA] a column of large neurons located in the base of the posterior gray column of the spinal cord, extending from the first thoracic through the second lumbar segment; it gives rise to the dorsal spinocerebellar tract of the same side. Synonym(s): nucleus thoracicus posterior [TA], dorsal thoracic nucleus ☆ , Clarke column, Clarke nucleus, Stilling column, Stilling nucleus