Ascending Pathways Flashcards

1
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Dorsolateral Fasiculus also known as

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Tract of Lissauer

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2
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Function of Dorsolateral Fasiculus

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Accepting projecting axons carrying discriminating pain, temperature and information

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3
Q

Substancia Gelatinosa known as

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Lamina 2

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4
Q

Function of Anterior funiculus

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Motor information

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5
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Function of posterior funiculus

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Sensory information

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6
Q

Function of Lateral funiculus

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Autonomic function

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7
Q

What is responsible for Conscious proprioception

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Fasiculus cuneatus and gracilis

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8
Q

Lateral spinothalamic tract function

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Pain and temperature

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9
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Spinotectal Tract function

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Spino-visual information (eyes and head towards source of stimulation)

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10
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Spinoreticular tract function

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Consciousness

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11
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Spino-olivary tract function

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Proprioceptive organs

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12
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Lateral spinothalamic tract pain characteristic

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Type A delta and Type C

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13
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Where does the lateral spinothalamic tract crosses?

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Midline at the anterior white and grey commissure

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14
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Post central gyrus

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Relation to past experience

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15
Q

Cingulate gyrus of the limbic system

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Emotional aspect of pain

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16
Q

Insular gyrus

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Pain from internal organs

17
Q

anterior spinothalamic tract

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Touch and pressure

18
Q

Fasiculus gracilis starts and ends where

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T6 to Sacral portion

19
Q

Fasiculus cuneatus starts and ends where

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Cervical to T6

20
Q

What are the receptors for proprioception

A

Muscle spindles and GTO

21
Q

Where does the posterior column crosses over?

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Level of the medulla

22
Q

Spinocerebellar function

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Transmits unconscious proprioception to the cerebellum

23
Q

N1 for Pain and Temperature Pathway

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Trigeminal ganglion 5
Geniculate ganglion 7
Petrossal ganglion 9
Superior ganglion 10

24
Q

Major sensory for the face

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Cranial nerve 5

25
Q

Back of the ears

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Cranial nerve 7

26
Q

Nerve for the skin of the ears

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Cranial nerve 9 or 10

27
Q

N2 for discriminative touch and pressure

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Main sensory nucleus of cn 5

28
Q

N1 for conscious proprioception (dorsal and ventral trigeminothalamic)

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Mesencephalic nucleus

29
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N2 for conscious proprioception (dorsal and ventral trigeminothalamic)

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Main motor nucleus of CN 5

30
Q

Nucleus dorsalis is also known as

A

Clarke’s column