Neuro Tracts motor and sensory Flashcards
spinothalmic tracts recognize
crude touch, pain, and temperature
spinothalamic is apart of what pathway?
anterolateral
somatosensation
the perception of pain (nociception), temperature, fine touch, vibration, joint position (proprioception), stereognosis (ability to recognize objects by only touch), and two-point tactile-discrimination.
Dorsal-column medial lemniscal pathway- carries
carries proprioception, vibration, fine touch, pressure, and two-point discrimination upwards. It uses fasciculus gracilis and fasciculus cuneatus.
lateral spinothalamic tract carries?
pain and temperature sensations from cervical on down
ventral spinothalamic tract carries what information to the vpl?
light/crude touch and pressure sensation from the cervical spine on down
For sensory pathway
first order neurons are located in the ___ and are ______-_______ neurons
DRG and are pseudo-unipolar
2nd order for sensation is located in
dorsal horn of spinal cord or medulla of the same side
what kind of neuron is the 3rd order neuron?
multipolar
where is the 3rd order neuron located for a conscious sensory pathway?
thalamus on the opposite side of 1st order neuron
what lobe does the ascending sensory tract end at?
parietal lobe
7 tracts that DO NOT reach the cerebral cortex
- Dorsal spinocerebellar tract
- Ventral spinocerebellar tract
- Cuneocerebellar tract
- Rostral spinocerebellar tract
- Spino-olivary tract
- Spinotectal tract
- Spinoreticular tract
spinoreticular tract involved in what?
greater alertness
spinotectal tract is responsible for
visual reflex when you hear something you turn your head
spino-olivary tract is for
cerebellar learning
peduncles act as
hallways to get into the cerebellum
for sensation to be felt the ascending tract must reach what portion of the brain?
somatosensory area
broadman’s area associated with ascending tracts to cerebral cortex?
312
and/or thalamus
sensation will reach the opposite side of the thalamus or cerebral cortex due too?
decussation
conscious touch sensation goes primarily to which part of the brain?
parietal lobe
RAS stands for
reticular activating system
why does the second order neuron of DCML have synapses that go to RAS?
to let body know if they need to be alert by exciting the person
the third order neuron of the DCML is in what portion of the thalamus?
ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus
4th order neuron is located in the somatosensory cortex to tell brain what?
where body is in space
how does the size of first order neurons of DCML differ from spinothalamic?
the cell bodies for pain and temperature are smaller and the ones for propoioception, vibration, light pressure, and fine touch are larger
sensations within tracts ascending to cerebral cortex have how many neurons?
3
a pseudounipolar consists of?
receptors, peripheral process, central process, cell body, short single process
No sensation can reach the cerebral cortex without synapsing with what brain structure?
thalamus
nociceptors associated with the spinothalamic tract are characterized as
free/naked nerve endings
1st order neurons can enter spinal cord from the DRG through 2 different types of fibers located in the lateral division?
delta-A
&
C fibers
delta A fibers do what?
alert the person of initial sharp pain
C fibers are responsible for what?
prolonged burning and aching pain and these are slow conducting fibers
lissauers tracts/posterolateral tract of lissauer?
formed in lateral spinothalamic tract the 1st order neuron may travel ascend or descend 1-2 spinal cord segments before entering the grey matter
the fibers of 1st order neurons synapse where?
lamina I, II, and V on the second order neuron
lamina II is also called?
substantia gelatinosa
what is substance P
a neurotransmitter released between the 1st order neuron onto the dendrites of the second order neuron at their synapses
where do second order neurons for the lateral spinothalamic tract decussate?
anterior white commissure
where do second order neurons for the lateral spinothalamic tract ascend?
along the opposite lateral white column
what 3 tracts are joined together to form spinal lemniscus?
- lateral spinothalmic
- ventral spinothalmic
- spinotectal tract
To form the spinal lemniscus
if you cut right half of C3 what portion of the body would you lose pain?
left
if you cut the right half of the midbrain you would lose pain on which side of the brain?
left
FOR DCML:
If L pons is cut what side of the body will be affected?
right
FOR DCML:
If left portion of C2 is cut what portion of the body will be affected?
left 1/2 of body
FOR DCML:
if L portion of T10 is cut what would happend?
Left leg would be affected
FOR DCML:
If L cerebellar is cut what would happen to the body?
DCML tract would be fine due to no involvement with the cerebellar
the only descending motor tracts that originate from the cerebral cortex are called?
pyramidal
which descending motor pathway originates from the subcortical region?
extrapyramidal
which side of the body does the pyramidal tract control?
contralateral
what is the job of the pyramidal tract?
skilled fine movement of the distal limbs
which tract is most responsible for dexterous movements?
pyramidal
what are the broadman areas for pyramidal tract?
4, 6, 3,2,1,
braodman area 6 represents
premotor area
broadman area 4 represent which part of the brain?
primary motor cortex
Broadman areas 3,1,2 represent what?
primary sensory cortex
Pyramidal tract passes through which limb of the internal capsule
posterior limb of the internal capsule
cerebral peduncles translates to?
feet of the brain
rubrospinal tracts control and inhibit which muscles?
flexors are controlled while the extensors are inhibited
what % of fibers cross to make up the lateral corticospinal tract
90
which of the corticospinal tract, either ventral or lateral do not cross At medulla but crosses at the anterior body of the vertebra?
ventral/anterior
the lateral corticospinal tract descends the whole length of spinal cord
T/F?
true
most corticospinal tract fibers synapse on what lamina?
VIII
Name of two neurons That AHC’s can be?
large alpha motor or small gamma motor neurons
what do alpha motor neurons innervate?
extrafusal muscle
what do small gamma motor neurons innervate?
intrafusal muscles
what lamina are alpha and gamma motor neurons located?
in laminae IX
For the lateral corticospinal tract where does the decussation occur?
medulla oblongata
where does the ant. cortico spinal tract decussate?
anterior spinal cord
arterial supply to the pyramidal tract motor cortex arm, face and leg area??
leg area = ACA
Arm and face is MCA
interncal capsule Blood supply?
MCA
Crus cerebri blood supply?
PCA
Pons blood supply?
Basilar Artery
Medulla blood supply?
vertebral artery
Red nucleus is the origin of what tract?
rubrospinal tract
what makes the red nucleus red?
iron
copy of motor orders in the pyramidal tract is sent to which 5 other structures?
basal ganglia, red nucleus, reticular formation nuclei, inferior olivary nucleus of the medulla, pontine nuclei
Corticopontocerebellar pathway function
cerebellum comes under functional control of the cerebral cortex for coordination of movements
neurons of the Corticopontocerebellar pathway
first neuron is in the frontal lobe and goes to the pons that the second order neuron goes from the pons to the cerebellum
the axons of the fronto-pontine part (N1) of the CORTICO-PONTO-CEREBELLAR Travel through what PATHWAY?
anterior limb of internal capsule –> crus cerebri
Axons forming the temporo-parieto-occipital fibers of the CORTICO-PONTO-CEREBELLAR PATHWAY descend in which limb of the internal capsule ?
posterior limb
temporo-parieto-occipital fibers descend in which other structure of the brain?
crus cerbri
firs order neuron of the CORTICO-PONTO-CEREBELLAR PATHWAY can originate from where?
cerebral cortex (frontal, temporal, parietal and occipital).
2nd order neurons of the CORTICO-PONTO-CEREBELLAR PATHWAY can originate from where
Are the cells of pontine nuclei,
2nd order neurons of the CORTICO-PONTO-CEREBELLAR PATHWAY neuron’s axons cross what structures to form what?
their axons cross the midline (known as transverse pontine fibers) and form the middle cerebellar peduncle (MCP)
the first order neurons of the CORTICO-PONTO-CEREBELLAR PATHWAY synapse where?
pontine nuclei
the N2 of the CORTICO-PONTO-CEREBELLAR PATHWAY are located in whtat?
pontine nuclei
what does the fibers of the N2 of the CORTICO-PONTO-CEREBELLAR PATHWAY synapse onto?
Contralateral cerebellar cortex
which of the following make up the MCP?
- axons of the second order neurons of the CORTICO-PONTO-CEREBELLAR PATHWAY
- axons of the first order neurons of the CORTICO-PONTO-CEREBELLAR PATHWAY
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Tectospinal tract originates from where?
superior colliculus of the midbrain
where does the tectospinal tract decussate?
crosses the midline in the dorsal tegmental decussation (contralateral tract)
is the tectospinal tract a(n) extrapyramidal tract or pyramidal?
extrapyramidal
what fasciculus is the tectospinal tract apart of in the brainstem?
MLF
what is the tectospinal tract associated with?
reflex postural movements in response to visual stimuli
spinotectal tract travels up with the lateral and ventral spinothalamic tracts within what structure to activate what tract?
travel within the spinal lemniscus and activates the tectospinal tract
what 3 tract ascend in the spinal lemniscus?
Anterior spinothalamic, lateral spinothalamic, and spinotectal
Rubrospinal tract crossed where?
ventral tegmental decussation of midbrain
where does the rubrospinal tract descend?
brainstem and spinal cord (lateral white column) close to the lateral corticospinal tract
Rubrospinal tract:
It receives information from?
cerebral cortex and cerebellum through SCP
Vestibulospinal tract:
Originates from?
lateral vestibular nuclei
Vestibulospinal tract receives afferents from where?
vestibular nerve and cerebellum