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Lumbar segments left


Abbreviation
LSeg
Color       
Superior regionsLumbosacral spinal cord

SynonymsAbbr.Language
Lumbar spinaL cord Eng
Lumbar segmentsLSeg 
Lumbar spinaL cord Eng

SubregionsSide
Lumbar enlargementleft
Lumbar segment 1left
Lumbar segment 2left
Lumbar segment 3left
Lumbar segment 4left
Lumbar segment 5left
Lumbar segment 6left
Lumbar spinal cord motorneuronsleft
Lumbar segments anterior hornleft
Lumbar segments layersleft
Lumbar dorsal root ganglionleft
Ventral gray substance of the lumbal segmentsleft
Ventral commissure of the lumbal segmentsleft
Central autonomic nucleusleft
Lumbar segments dorsal hornleft
Dorsal root ganglia of the lumbar segmentsleft
Lumbar segments intermediolateral partleft
Lumbar segments intercalate nucleusleft
Dorsolateral nucleus of lumbar segmentsleft
Ventrolateral nucleus of lumbar segmentsleft
Ventromedial nucleus of lumbar segmentsleft
Lumbar segments alpha motoneuronsleft
Lumbar segments gamma motoneuronsleft
Intermediate zone of lumbar segmentsleft
Medial border of reticular part of neck of dorsal horn at upper lumbar segments left
Most ventromedial part of dorsal horn at upper lumbar segments left
Lumbar column of Clarkeleft
Lumbar segments dorsolateral quadrantleft
Mid-lumbar levelleft

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Medial longitudinal fasciculusipsimlf-2
Red nucleusipsiR-0.5
Laterodorsal tegmental nucleusipsiLDTg3
Granule cell layer of the cerebellumipsiGrCb-0.5
Locus coeruleusipsiLC3
Reticular systemipsiRF-0.5
Medial reticular formationipsiRFm-0.5
Ventrolateral reticular formationipsiVLRF-0.5
Lateral parabrachial nucleusipsiLPB-0.5
Midline raphe nucleiipsiMRAN-0.5
Rostral part of the ventromedial medulla oblongataipsiRMeObvm2
Rostral part of the midline ventromedial medulla oblongataipsiRMeObvmi1
Caudal brainstemipsiMYCC-0.5
Lateral zoneipsiLHA-0.5
ThalamusipsiT0.5
Centrolateral thalamic nucleus posterolateral partipsiCLPL-0.5
Ventral posterior thalamic complexipsiVPT-0.5
Zona incerta central partipsiZIce1
Zona incerta lateral partipsiZIL1
Cervical segmentsipsiCSeg0
Lateral periaqueductal graycontraLPAG0.5
Lateral parabrachial nucleuscontraLPB-0.5
Medullary reticular nucleuscontraMdD-0.5
Rostral part of the ventromedial medulla oblongatacontraRMeObvm3
Rostral part of the midline ventromedial medulla oblongatacontraRMeObvmi1
Lateral zonecontraLHA-0.5
Medial hypothalamic groupcontraMHYPOg-0.5
ThalamuscontraT0.5
Lateral group of the dorsal thalamuscontraLAT-0.5
Ventral posterior thalamic complexcontraVPT-0.5
Ventrobasal complexcontraVB0.5
Medial thalamic zonecontraMTZ-0.5
Zona incerta lateral partcontraZIL2
Zona incerta central partcontraZIce2
Anterior cruciate ligamentipsiLigAntCru2
Quadriceps femoris muscleipsiMuscQuadF-0.5
Peroneus muscleipsiMuscPero-0.5
Gastrocnemius muscleipsiMuscGC-0.5
Soleus muscleipsiMuscSo-0.5
Extensor digitorum longus muscleipsiMuscEDL-0.5
Femoral bone marrowipsiOrgSkFemM2
Anterior cruciate ligamentcontraLigAntCru1
Femoral bone marrowcontraOrgSkFemM2

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
MesencephalonipsiMEC-0.5
Medial longitudinal fasciculusipsimlf-2
Ventrolateral periaqueductal grayipsiVLPAG0.5
Red nucleusipsiR-0.5
Red nucleus caudal partipsiRnCa-0.5
Red nucleus dorsomedial partipsiRdm-0.5
Red nucleus magnocellular partipsiRMC-0.5
Red nucleus parvicellular partipsiROC-0.5
Red nucleus ventral partipsiRV-0.5
Red nucleus ventrolateral partipsiRveL-0.5
Mesopontine tegmental area caudal partipsiTGAmc3
Mesopontine tegmental area rostral partipsiTGAmr2
Peduncularpontine nucleusipsiPPN-0.5
Laterodorsal tegmental nucleusipsiLDTg1
Medullary tegmentumipsiTGM-0.5
Rostral to the nucleus of DarkschewitschipsiRVMMM1
Edinger Westphal nucleusipsiEW-0.5
A5 noradrenaline cellsipsiA53
A5 noradrenaline cells caudal partipsiA5C1
A5 noradrenaline cells rostral partipsiA5R2
A7 noradrenaline cellsipsiA73
Locus coeruleusipsiLC3
Locus coeruleus dorsal partipsiLCD-0.5
Locus coeruleus pars principalisipsiLCpp3
Locus coeruleus ventral partipsiLCv-0.5
Locus coeruleus ventral part multipolar cellsipsiLCvmc-0.5
Reticular systemipsiRF-0.5
Paramedian reticular nucleusipsiPMn-0.5
Pontine reticular nucleus oral partipsiPnO-0.5
Pontine reticular nucleus ventral partipsiPnV-0.5
Gigantocellular reticular nucleusipsiGi3
Gigantocellular reticular nucleus alpha partipsiGiA3
Medullary reticular nucleusipsiMdD-0.5
Subcoeruleus nucleusipsiSubC3
Subcoeruleus nucleus ventral partipsiSubCV0.5
MyelencephalonipsiMYC-0.5
Spinal trigeminal nucleus caudal part rostral partipsiSp5Cr-0.5
Lateral vestibular nucleusipsiLVe3
Raphe nucleiipsiRAN3
Raphe magnus nucleusipsiRMg3
Raphe obscurus nucleusipsiROb3
Raphe pallidus nucleusipsiRPa3
Dorsal column nucleiipsiDCN-0.5
Inferior oliveipsiIO-0.5
Lateral paragigantocellular nucleusipsiLPGi3
Rostral ventral medulla oblongataipsiRVMeO3
Rostral part of the ventromedial medulla oblongataipsiRMeObvm-0.5
Lateral preoptic areaipsiLPO0
Medial preoptic areaipsiMPA0
Lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLH3
Medial portion of the basal lateral hypothalamusipsiBLHme1
Anterior hypothalamic areaipsiAHA0.5
Dorsal hypothalamic areaipsiDA2
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus [Medial zone]ipsiDM1
Posterior hypothalamic areaipsiPHA2
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiVMH0.5
Arcuate nucleusipsiArc0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleusipsiPa3
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus rostral partipsiPaRo1
A8 dopamine cells retrorubral groupipsiRRF-0.5
Zona incertaipsiZI2
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalisipsiBST0
Central amygdaloid nucleusipsiCe0
Cerebral cortexipsiCEC-0.5
Insular cortexipsiICX0
Somatomotoric regionsipsiSMR-1
Lateral part of the lateral agranular prefrontal cortex layer 5ipsiAGlLatL51
Sensory regionsipsiSR-0.5
Somatosensory cortex layer 5ipsiSRL5-0.5
Lateral part of somatosensory cortex layer 5ipsiSRlaL51
Dorsal horn of spinal cordipsiDHMES-0.5
Dorsal horn of spinal cord lateral neckipsiDHMESLn0.5
Intermediate zone of spinal cordipsiIzMES0
Lateral cervical nucleusipsiLatC0.5
Lateral spinal nucleusipsiMESLn0.5
Spinal cord lamina 10ipsiMESL100.5
Spinal cord lamina 1 marginal zoneipsiMESL1mz0.5
Spinal cord layer 2 C1ipsiSCL2C1-0.5
Lateral spinal nucleus C2ipsiLSpC21.5
Area X C2ipsiSCL10C23
Spinal cord layer 6 C2ipsiSCL6C21.5
Spinal cord layer 4 C2ipsiSCL4C21.5
Spinal cord layer 7 C2ipsiSCL7C23
Spinal cord layer 8 C2ipsiSCL8C23
Spinal cord layer 9 C2ipsiSCL9C20
Lateral spinal nucleus C3ipsiLSpC31.5
Area X C3ipsiSCL10C33
Spinal cord layer 6 C3ipsiSCL6C31.5
Spinal cord layer 4 C3ipsiSCL4C31.5
Spinal cord layer 7 C3ipsiSCL7C33
Spinal cord layer 8 C3ipsiSCL8C33
Spinal cord layer 9 C3ipsiSCL9C30
Lateral spinal nucleus C4ipsiLSpC41.5
Area X C4ipsiSCL10C43
Spinal cord layer 6 C4ipsiSCL6C41.5
Spinal cord layer 4 C4ipsiSCL4C41.5
Spinal cord layer 7 C4ipsiSCL7C43
Spinal cord layer 8 C4ipsiSCL8C43
Spinal cord layer 9 C4ipsiSCL9C40
Lateral spinal nucleus C5ipsiLSpC51.5
Area X C5ipsiSCL10C53
Spinal cord layer 6 C5ipsiSCL6C51.5
Spinal cord layer 4 C5ipsiSCL4C51.5
Spinal cord layer 7 C5ipsiSCL7C53
Spinal cord layer 8 C5ipsiSCL8C53
Spinal cord layer 9 C5ipsiSCL9C50
Lateral spinal nucleus C6ipsiLSpC61.5
Area X C6ipsiSCL10C63
Spinal cord layer 6 C6ipsiSCL6C61.5
Spinal cord layer 4 C6ipsiSCL4C61.5
Spinal cord layer 7 C6ipsiSCL7C63
Spinal cord layer 8 C6ipsiSCL8C63
Spinal cord layer 9 C6ipsiSCL9C60
Lateral spinal nucleus C7ipsiLSpC71.5
Area X C7ipsiSCL10C73
Spinal cord layer 6 C7ipsiSCL6C71.5
Spinal cord layer 4 C7ipsiSCL4C71.5
Spinal cord layer 7 C7ipsiSCL7C73
Spinal cord layer 8 C7ipsiSCL8C73
Spinal cord layer 9 C7ipsiSCL9C70
Cervical enlargementipsiCSegE-0.5
Ventral spinal cordipsiVMES0
Paralemniscal nucleuscontraPL3
Red nucleus caudal partcontraRnCa-0.5
Red nucleus ventral partcontraRV-0.5
Red nucleus ventrolateral partcontraRveL-0.5
Mesopontine tegmental area caudal partcontraTGAmc3
Mesopontine tegmental area rostral partcontraTGAmr2
Rostral to the nucleus of DarkschewitschcontraRVMMM-0.5
Ventral part of spinal trigeminal nucleus oral partcontraSp5OV-0.5
Lateral preoptic areacontraLPO0
Medial preoptic areacontraMPA0
Lateral hypothalamic areacontraLH2
Medial portion of the basal lateral hypothalamuscontraBLHme1
Anterior hypothalamic areacontraAHA0.5
Dorsal hypothalamic areacontraDA1
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus [Medial zone]contraDM1
Posterior hypothalamic areacontraPHA1
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleuscontraVMH0.5
Arcuate nucleuscontraArc0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleuscontraPa3
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus rostral partcontraPaRo0.5
Zona incertacontraZI2
Bed nucleus of the stria terminaliscontraBST0
Central amygdaloid nucleuscontraCe0
Insular cortexcontraICX2
Hindlimb motor cortexcontraHMCx-0.5
Lateral agranular prefrontal cortex layer 5bcontraAGlL5b-0.5
Lateral part of the lateral agranular prefrontal cortex layer 5contraAGlLatL53
Sensory regionscontraSR0
Primary somatosensory cortex hindlimb regioncontraS1HL-0.5
Primary somatosensory cortex trunk regioncontraS1Tr-0.5
Lateral part of somatosensory cortex layer 5contraSRlaL53
Somatomotoric regions layer 5contraSMRL5-0.5
Lateral spinal nucleus C2contraLSpC21.5
Area X C2contraSCL10C23
Spinal cord layer 6 C2contraSCL6C21.5
Spinal cord layer 4 C2contraSCL4C21.5
Spinal cord layer 7 C2contraSCL7C23
Spinal cord layer 8 C2contraSCL8C23
Spinal cord layer 9 C2contraSCL9C20
Lateral spinal nucleus C3contraLSpC31.5
Area X C3contraSCL10C33
Spinal cord layer 6 C3contraSCL6C31.5
Spinal cord layer 4 C3contraSCL4C31.5
Spinal cord layer 7 C3contraSCL7C33
Spinal cord layer 8 C3contraSCL8C33
Spinal cord layer 9 C3contraSCL9C30
Lateral spinal nucleus C4contraLSpC41.5
Area X C4contraSCL10C43
Spinal cord layer 6 C4contraSCL6C41.5
Spinal cord layer 4 C4contraSCL4C41.5
Spinal cord layer 7 C4contraSCL7C43
Spinal cord layer 8 C4contraSCL8C43
Spinal cord layer 9 C4contraSCL9C40
Lateral spinal nucleus C5contraLSpC51.5
Area X C5contraSCL10C53
Spinal cord layer 6 C5contraSCL6C51.5
Spinal cord layer 4 C5contraSCL4C51.5
Spinal cord layer 7 C5contraSCL7C53
Spinal cord layer 8 C5contraSCL8C53
Spinal cord layer 9 C5contraSCL9C50
Lateral spinal nucleus C6contraLSpC61.5
Area X C6contraSCL10C63
Spinal cord layer 6 C6contraSCL6C61.5
Spinal cord layer 4 C6contraSCL4C61.5
Spinal cord layer 7 C6contraSCL7C63
Spinal cord layer 8 C6contraSCL8C63
Spinal cord layer 9 C6contraSCL9C60
Lateral spinal nucleus C7contraLSpC71.5
Area X C7contraSCL10C73
Spinal cord layer 6 C7contraSCL6C71.5
Spinal cord layer 4 C7contraSCL4C71.5
Spinal cord layer 7 C7contraSCL7C73
Spinal cord layer 8 C7contraSCL8C73
Spinal cord layer 9 C7contraSCL9C70
Distal colonipsiOrgsColonDi-0.5

Key for weights

ValueWeight
-3 unknown
-2 fibers of passage
-1 not clear
-0.5 exists
0 not present
0.5 very light
1 light / sparse
1.5 light / moderate
2 moderate / dense
2.5 moderate / strong
3 strong
4 very strong





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