decussate

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These axons do not decussate in the medulla.

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The major differences between the two are in the type of information that is relayed to the brain and where the tracts decussate.

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Upon reaching the appropriate level, the axons decussate, entering the ventral horn on the opposite side of the spinal cord from which they entered.

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However, within each eye, the axons projecting from the lateral side of the retina do not decussate.

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The leaves are in pairs and decussate with one another; while the lower ones have long petioles which bring them almost to the level of the upper pairs, the whole thus forming a beautiful dome.

From The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live In by Lubbock, John, Sir