sensory tract


lem·nis·cus

, pl.

lem·nis·ci

(lem-nis'kŭs, -nis'ī), [TA] A bundle of nerve fibers ascending from sensory relay nuclei to the thalamus. Synonym(s): fillet (1) [L. from G. lēmniskos, ribbon or fillet]

sensory tract

Any axon tract, usually traveling rostrally in the CNS, that transmits information related to somatic or visceral sensation.See also: tract