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The cervical enlargement corresponds with the attachments of the large nerves which supply the upper limbs. Located just above the brachial plexus , it extends from about the fifth cervical to the first thoracic vertebra , its maximum circumference (about 38 mm.) being on a level with the attachment of the sixth pair of cervical nerves .
It is about 45 cm (18 in) long in men and around 43 cm (17 in) in women, ovoid-shaped, and is enlarged in the cervical and lumbar regions. The cervical enlargement, located from C3 to T2 spinal segments, is where sensory input comes from and motor output goes to the arms.
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Pontine nuclei; Pontine cranial nerve nuclei. Chief or pontine nucleus of the trigeminal nerve sensory nucleus (V); Motor nucleus for the trigeminal nerve (V); Abducens nucleus (VI) ...
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The medial vestibulospinal tract projects bilaterally from the medial vestibular nucleus within the medial longitudinal fasciculus to the ventral horns in the upper cervical cord (C6 vertebra). [5] It promotes stabilization of head position by innervating the neck muscles, which helps with head coordination and eye movement.
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