[ANAT] TRACTS OF UNCONSCIOUS PROPRIOCEPTION

Question 1

function

Answer 1

carry unconscious proprioception to cerebellum

Question 2

posterior spinocerebellar tract carry proprioception from

Answer 2

lower limb & trunk

Question 3

central processes of PSCT enter spinal cord via

Answer 3

dorsal root

Question 4

central processes of PSCT end on

Answer 4

ipsilateral Clarke’s nucleus

Question 5

ascension of PSCT

Answer 5

ipsilaterally in lateral white column

Question 6

PSCT enters cerebellum via

Answer 6

inferior cerebellar peduncle (ICP)

Question 7

ASCT carries proprioception from

Answer 7

lower limb

Question 8

central processes of ASCT enter spinal cord via

Answer 8

dorsal root

Question 9

ASCT ends on

Answer 9

laminae 5-7

Question 10

ascension of ASCT axons

Answer 10

most decussate
few remain ipsilateral

Question 11

ASCT fibers enter cerebellum via

Answer 11

SCP

Question 12

spino-olivary tract carries proprioception from

Answer 12

UL & LL

Question 13

ascension of spino-olivary tract

Answer 13

its 2nd order neuron fibers cross & ascend at junction of lateral & ventral white columns

Question 14

spino-olivary tract fibers end on

Answer 14

contralateral olivary nuclei

Question 15

olivocerebellar fibers cross & pass to cerebellum via

Answer 15

ICP

Question 16

collateral from cuneate tract carry proprioception from

Answer 16

UL to accessory cuneate nucleus of the medulla

Question 17

axons of accessory cuneate nucleus form

Answer 17

cuneaocerebellar tract

Question 18

fibers of cuneate tract collaterals enter cerebellum via

Answer 18

ICP

Question 19

tracts which remain ipsilateral to cerebellum

Answer 19

PSCT

cuneate collaterals

Question 20

tracts that cross/decussate before ending in the cerebellum

Answer 20

ASCP
spino-olivary