Other Ascending tracts Flashcards
1
Q
What are the features of the spinotectal tract?
A
They decussate.
Ascend in anterolateral white colum
Terminate in the superior colliculus of the midbrain.
2
Q
What are the features of the spinoreticular tract?
A
They usually don’t decussate
Ascend in anterolateral white colum
Terminate at reticular formation in medulla, pons and midbrain.
3
Q
What are the features of the spino-olivary tract?
A
They decussate
Ascend at the junction of the anterolateral column
Terminate by synapsing at inferior olivary nucleus.
TON cross again and enter the inferior cerebellar penduncle.
