The Rexed Name of Lamina Nucleus Function of Each Lamina Tracts Associated

Lamina (If applicable)

Lamina I
Marginal Zone -------
Process noxious “painful” stimuli & Anterolateral System (Spinothalamic Tract)
Lamina II temperature
Substania
Substania Gelatinosa
Gelatinosa
Lamina III

Nucleus Proprius Nucleus Proprius Process proprioceptive & light touch stimuli
Dorsal Column Medial Lemniscus
Lamina IV (two-point discrimination)

Lamina V Process noxious & non-noxious stimuli from

Lamina 5 ------- AnteroLateral System and Spinocerebellar Tracts
the viscera
Lamina VI Process proprioceptive stimuli (from
Lamina 6 ------- Spinocerebellar Tracts
muscles) & relay for spinal reflexes
Lamina VII Nucleus Dorsalis aka Relays unconscious proprioception to
“Clarke’s Column” cerebellum Spinocerebellar & Vestibulospinal Tracts,
Zona Intermedia Sympathetic Trunk, & Parasympathetic
Intermediolateral Process info for autonomic reflexes Ganglion
Nucleus / Horn (efferents)
Lamina VIII Modulates motor activity Corticospinal, Vestibulospinal, Rubrospinal,
Lamina 8 -------
(Connects contralateral SC to the brain) Reticulospinal Tracts

Lamina IX Medial & Lateral

Motor Region Relay for somatic motor control Corticospinal Tract
Motor Nuclei
Lamina X
Central Zone ------- Decussation of Axons Location of crossing for axons

The Rexed Lamina:

• Named after a Swedish neuroscientist Dr. Bror Rexed
• 10 Layers of grey matter within the spinal cord (And only in the spinal cord!)
• Organized based on anatomical location and function of the nuclei within each region
• Each lamina is numbered from 1 to 10 (From Posterior to Anterior)
** Note: Some of these tracts go to multiple lamina, but here is a simplified overview.
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