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Neuroscience Week 3: Descending Spinal Cord Pathways Flashcards

1
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Lateral corticospinal tract origination

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Motor Cortices (mostly)

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2
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Lateral corticospinal tract Terminate

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Contralaterally in spinal motor neurons

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Lateral corticospinal tract Function

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innervate distal muscularture for fine motor movements

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4
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Medial aspect of lateral corticospinal tract

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Arm fibers

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5
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Lateral aspect of lateral corticospinal tract

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Leg fibers

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Anterior corticospinal Tract Origin

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Motor cortices (mostly)

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Anterior corticospinal Tract Termination

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Contralaterally in the spinal motor neurons

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8
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Anterior corticospinal Tract Function

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inverate proximal muscles for gross motor movements

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9
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Hypothalamospinal tract Origin

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Hypothalamus

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10
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Hypothalamospinal tract Termination

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ipsilaterally

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Hypothalamospinal tract Function

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Hypothalamic control of autonomic function

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Somatotopy: Anterior portion of the ventral horn

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Extensors

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Somatotopy: Posterior portion of the ventral horn

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Flexors

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14
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Somatotopy: Medial portion of the ventral horn

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Proximal muscles

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Somatotopy: Lateral portion of the ventral horn

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Distal muscles

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16
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Somatotopy of grey matter coincides with?

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Somatotopy of the white matter

lateral grey matter distal- lateral corticospinal tract distal muscles

anterior grey matter proximal - anterior corticospinal tract proximal muscles

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17
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Rubrospinal Tract Origin

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Rubrospinal Tract Function

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upper extremity flexors

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Reticulo-/Vestibulospinal Tract Origin

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Pons/medullat

20
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Reticulo-/Vestibulospinal Tract Function

A

extensor musculature

21
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Cerebrum inhibiting Rubrospinal Tract and Reticulo-/vestibulospinal tracts

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this is normal

22
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When Cerebral inhibition is lost on Rubrospinal Tract and Reticulo-/vestibulospinal tracts

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  • with Rubrospinal Tract causing Arm Flexion
  • and
  • Reticulo-/vestibulospinal tracts causing leg extension
  • this posture is called decorticate posturing
23
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When there is a lesion at or below the midbrain and interrupts Cerebral inhibition of Reticulo-/vestibulospinal tracts but still interrupts the Rubrospinal tract

A
  • Decerebrate Posturing
  • Reticulo/vestibulospinal tracts cause neck and limb extension called decerebrate posturing
24
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Rubrospinal Tract Origin

A

Red nucleus in midbrain

25
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Rubrospinal Tract Termination

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Contralateral

crosses in the ventral tegmental area of the brainstem and innervates the upper cervical spinal cord for upper limb flexion

26
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Tectospinal Tract Origin

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Superior colliculus of the midbrain

27
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Tectospinal Tract Termination

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Contralateral

decussates in the dorsal midbrain tegmentum

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Rubrospinal Tract Function

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Innervates upper cervical spinal segments to activate neck movements and produce contralateral head turn

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Medial Reticulospinal Tract Origin

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Medial zone of the pontine reticular formation

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Medial Reticulospinal Tract Termination

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Terminates ipsilaterally mostly

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Medial Reticulospinal Tract function

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activate axial and proximal limb extensors

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Lateral Reticulospinal Tract Origin

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Medullary reticular formation

33
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Lateral Reticulospinal Tract Termination

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Bilaterally

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Lateral Reticulospinal Tract Function

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  • inhibits axial and proximal limb extensors
  • to a lesser degree it excites axial and proximal flexors
35
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Medial Vestibulospinal Tract Origin

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Medial & Spinal vestibular nuclei

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Medial Vestibulospinal Tract Termination

37
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Medial Vestibulospinal Tract Function

A

excite neck extensor musculature

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Lateral Vestibulospinal Tract Origin

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Medullary reticular formation

39
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Lateral Vestibulospinal Tract Termination

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ipsilateral

40
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Lateral Vestibulospinal Tract Function

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ipsilateral, perivertebral, and proximal limb extensor muscles

41
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Identify descending spinal tracts

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