NeuroLogic Videos Flashcards
1
Q
What is rostal?
A
Near front
2
Q
What is caudal?
A
Near back
3
Q
What cranial nerve has the longest path as it exits the brainstem?
A
Trochlear nerve
4
Q
What are the two ascending somatosensory tracts and what do they sense?
A
- Spinothalamic tract (pain and temperature)
2. Dorsal Column-Medial Lemniscus system (discrimatory touch and position sense)
5
Q
Where do the spinothalamic tracts cross?
A
Almost immediately upon entering the cord
6
Q
Where do the Dorsal Column tracts cross?
A
Around the level of the medulla
7
Q
When do both tracts catch up with one another?
A
Around the time they reach the rostal pons - then they are in close proximity
8
Q
When do axons from the motor cortex cross to the opposite side?
A
At the level of the spinomedullary junction
