Neurophysiology Flashcards
1
Q
What ascending tracts are highly myelinated?
A
Dorsal Lemniscus Tracts
2
Q
What are the dorsal tracts from the lower body that travel through the spinal cord called?
A
Fasciculus Gracile
3
Q
What are the dorsal tracts from the Upper body that travel through the spinal cord called?
A
Fasciculus Cuneate
4
Q
Where do the second order neurons of the dorsal tract arise from?
A
respective Nucleuses in the MEDULLA
5
Q
What are the second order neurons of the dorsal tract that cross over called?
A
Internal arcuate fibres
6
Q
What are the bundles of second order neurons of the dorsal tract called and where do they terminate?
A
Medial Lemniscus
To the thalamus
7
Q
Where do the third order neurons of the dorsal tract arise and where do they terminate?
A
Thalamus
terminate in the Post Central Gyrus
