Anatomy Of Ascending Tracts Flashcards
1) Lateral spinothalamic trad.
Function
conscious Ascending tracts (pain, Temp.) from the body and face
Fast Pain Lamina representation of the body
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Lamina I, IV VIII pyrimidal
slow pain of the body Lamina respresentation
Laming 2 substantia gelatinose of Rolandi
which short Tract connected to pain tract
Lissaure’s short tract
2nd order neuron of fast pain on the body
Laminated:
Cervical most medial
Sacral most Lateral.
Deccussate to opposite side at Level of spinal Cord.
end on VPLN of Thalamus.
2nd order neuron of slow pain on the body
After Decussation
Ascend in spinoreticular tract in brainstem make collaterals with Reticular formation
Relay on interlaminar nucleus of Thalamus
3rd order neuron of slow pain on body ( dull , Affective)
inter laminar nucleus to Ant. part of cingulate gyrus. (Limbic system)
3rd order neuron of Fast pain on body (Discrimitative)
VPLN. To post central gyrus (sensory area).
(pain_Temp) from face
1st order neuron on
Trigeminal ganglia (pseudo unipolar cells of DRG)
Periphal process (opthalamic, Maxillary
Central process
Spinal nucleus of TG
2nd order neuron of face pain
from Spinal nucleus of TG to
End in VPMN of thalamus
Decussate opposite side of spinal cord.
3rd order neuron of face pain
From VPMN to Lower part of postcentral gyrus.
2) Ventral Spino thalamic tract
Conscious crude touch and pressure sensations
Relay lamina of 1st order neuron of crude touch
nucleus propius
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2nd order neuron of crude touch
Decussate→ Ascend→ join Medial Leminiscal → End VPLN of thalamus
importance of spino reticular tract
a route for dull, aching, affective pain