Thoracic cord
© KCL
Cell body in
dorsal root ganglion
1
st
neuron
(Primary sensory neuron)
1
st
synapse
Decussation (ventral)
2
nd
order neuron – cell body
and dendrites in dorsal horn
Spino-thalamic tract
(antero-lateral tract)
To
thalamus
Dorsal horn
Spino-thalamic tract