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Lecture 9: Somatosensory Pathways Part 1 Flashcards

1
Q

If the PCML pathway is affected from a spinal cord lesion, what can happen?

A

Ipsilateral reduction or loss of discriminative, positional, and vibratory tactile sensations
Will happen at and below level of injury

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If there is a lesion to the Anterior Cerebral Artery, where would there be tactile loss?

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Contralateral lower limb

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If there is a lesion to the Middle Cerebral Artery, where would there be tactile loss?

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Contralateral upper body and face

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What supplies the Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus of the Thalamus?

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Thalamogeniculate Branches of Posterior Cerebral Artery

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5
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Which fibers are found more medially?

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Sacral and the more rostral you go, the more lateral those fibers are found

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6
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What is the role the mesencephalic nucleus?

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Conveys unconscious proprioceptive afferents and pressure afferents from TMJ, masticatory, and extraocular muscles

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7
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What supplies the Principal/Chief Sensory Nucleus?

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Superior Cerebellar Artery

Long Circumferential branches of Basilar Artery

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8
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How does the dorsomedial division reach the thalamus?

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Travels ipsilaterally via posterior trigeminothalamic tract to

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9
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What are the Brodmann Areas of the Primary Somatosensory Cortex?

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31, 3b, 1, and 2

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In the Sensory Trigeminothalamic Pathway, where are primary afferents from?

A

Trigeminal Ganglion

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11
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What areas would have high density of tactile receptors?

A

Digits

Perioral region

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How does the ventrolateral division reach the thalamus?

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Travels contralaterally via anterior trigeminothalamic tract

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13
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What is two point discrimination?

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Ability to discriminate between two stimuli simultaneously

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In the medial lemniscus, where do the upper and lower extremity fibers now reside after the rotation in the pons?

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Upper: Medial
Lower: Lateral

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Where are the gracile and cuneate nuclei receiving their input from?

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First order neurons (primary afferents) from ipsilateral dorsal root ganglion

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16
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In the PCML pathway, what do primary afferent fibers after entering the spinal cord?

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Posterior Columns: Fasciculus Gracilis and Cuneatus

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17
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What are the two divisions of the principal/chief sensory nucleus and what do they receive information from?

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Dorsomedial: Oral Cavity
Ventrolateral: V1, V2, V3

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18
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What type of axons are primary afferent fibers?

A

Sensory

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19
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What happens if the parietal cortical region is lesioned?

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Agnosia: cannot recognize own limb

20
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What is the role the principal/chief sensory nucleus?

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Discriminative touch and pressure from face

21
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In the Sensory Trigeminothalamic Pathway, where are 2nd order neurons found?

A

Principal/Chief Sensory Nucleus

22
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Where is Fasciculus Gracilis found?

A

Sacral Region to T6

23
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What is the role the spinal nucleus?

A

Pain, temperature, and non-discriminative touch from face

24
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What is the pathway of a jaw-jaw reflex?

A
  1. Innervation of Mesencephalic Trigeminal Neuron
  2. Innervation of masseter muscle spindle
  3. Synapse on trigeminal motor neuron
25
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Small receptive fields have ____ receptor density.

Large receptive fields have ____ receptor density.

A

Small receptive fields have HIGH receptor density.

Large receptive fields have LOW receptor density.

26
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Where do primary afferent fibers have their cell bodies?

A

Dorsal Root Ganglion

27
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What are internal arcuate fibers?

A

After synapsing at the gracile and cuneate nuclei, they are the fibers that cross anteromedially in the medulla

28
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Where does the medial lemniscus terminate?

A

Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus of the Thalamus

29
Q

What information does the PCML and trigeminothalamic pathway transmit?

A

Discriminative Touch
Pressure
Vibration
Proprioception

30
Q

Where does secondary somatosensory cortex gets its input from?

A

Ipsilateral SI cortex and Ventral Posterior Inferior Nucleus of the Thalamus

31
Q

What reflex is initiated when there is a downward tap on the chin?

A

Jaw-Jaw Reflex: Stretching of masseter muscle causes it to contract bilaterally

32
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What does the secondary somatosensory cortex sense?

A

Inner face

33
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In the PCML pathway, where are 2nd order neurons found?

A

Gracile and Cuneate Nuclei in the posterior medulla

34
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What is medial lemniscus?

A

The new name of the fibers after they cross at the medulla until they terminate

35
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Where do both anterior and posterior trigeminothalamic tracts synapse at?

A

Ventral Posteromedial Nucleus of the Thalamus

  • Oral Cavity: Medial part of nucleus
  • External Face: Lateral part of nucleus
36
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In the PCML pathway, where do primary afferent fibers enter the spinal cord?

A

Medial division of posterior root

37
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How do third third order neurons reach the somatosensory cortices?

A

Via Posterior Limb of Internal Capsule

38
Q

What is sensory ataxia?

A

Loss of muscle tendon reflex and proprioceptive losses from extremities due to lack of sensory input
Can lead to difficulty walking and wide based stance

39
Q

What supplies the posterior columns?

A

Posterior Spinal Artery

40
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Where is Fasciculus Cuneatus found?

A

T6 and above

41
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From the Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus of the Thalamus, where do the third order neurons go to?

A

Primary and Secondary Somatosensory Cortices

42
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From the Ventral Posteromedial Nucleus of the Thalamus, where do the third order neurons go to?

A

Primary somatosensory nucleus via posterior limb of internal capsule

43
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What compromises the Primary Somatosensory Cortex (S1)?

A

Postcentral gyrus and Posterior Paracentral Gyrus

44
Q

What areas would have low density of tactile receptors?

A

Back

45
Q

What supplies the medial lemniscus?

A

Anterior Spinal Artery

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