Asc/Desc nerve tracts & nerve fibers classif. Flashcards by Taylor Hagen | Brainscape

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ascending

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gracile fasciculus

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ascending

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cuneate fasciculus

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ascending

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spinothalamic

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ascending

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spinoreticular

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ascending

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posterior spinocerebellar

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ascending

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anterior spinocerebellar

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descending

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lateral corticospinal

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descending

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anterior corticospinal

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descending

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tectospinal

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descending

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lateral reticulospinal

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descending

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medial reticulospinal

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descending

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lateral vestibulospinal

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descending

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medial vestibulospinal

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afferent fibers

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signals towards CNS (receptors–>CNS)

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efferent fibers

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signals away from CNS (CNS–>effectors)

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somatic fibers

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innervate skin, skeletal muscles, bones, joints

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visceral fibers

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innervate blood vessels, glands, viscera

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general fibers

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innervate widespread organs= muscles, skin, glands, viscera, blood vessels

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special fibers

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innervate localized organs in the head