Ch. 6 Spinal Cord Pathways (Somatosensory) Flashcards
Spinocerebellar Axons
Ia
Ib
II
Spinocerebellar Function
unconscious proprioception for movement correction
Spinocerebellar Neurons
1st order: periphery to dorsal horn
2nd order: dorsal horn to cerebellum (thru lateral column)
DOES NOT CROSS MIDLINE
Dorsal Column Tract Axons
Ia
Ib
II
A-Beta
Dorsal Column Neurons
1st order: periphery to medulla
2nd: cross midline; medulla to thalamus
3rd: thalamus to parietal corte
Dorsal Column Function
- light touch (A-beta)
- vibration (A-beta)
- conscious proprioception (Ia, Ib, II)
4 Anterolateral Column Pathways
- spinothalamic
- spinolimbic
- spinomesencephalic
- spinoreticular
Spinolimbic Axons
C
Spinolimbic Function
- slow pain/temp
- limbic aspects of pain experience
Spinolimbic Neurons
1st order: periphery to dorsal horn
2nd: cross midline; dorsal horn to thalamus
3rd: thalamus to subcortical limbic/autonomic centers
Spinothalamic Axons
A-Delta
Spinothalamic Function
- discrimminitive fast pain
- discriminitive fast temp
- course touch (non-discrim)
Spinothalamic Neurons
1st order: periphery to dorsal horn
2nd: cross midline; dorsal horn to thalamus
3rd: thalamus to parietal cortex
Spinomesencephalic Axons
c
Spinomesencephalic Function
- slow pain/temp
- visual orientation to pain
- internal pain modulation system