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Pathways Flashcards

1
Q

Which pathways are reactive?

A

Spinothalamic

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Which pathways are discriminative?

A

Dorsal column-medial leminicsus

Spinocerebellum

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3
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Which motor pathways are voluntary?

A

Pyramidal- cerebral cortex

  • corticospinal
  • corticobulbar
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4
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Which motor pathways are involuntary/ autonomous?

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Extrapyrmidal- brainstem

  • reticulospinal
  • tetcospinal
  • ruborospinal
  • vesticbulospinal
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5
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What is spinothalamic

A

Spinal cord- thalamus- cortex
Anterior- Pressure and tough
Lateral- Pain and temp

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What is dorsal column-medial leminiscus pathway?

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Lemon with good posture (proprioceptive)
T6 above- cunate nucleus
T6 below- gracile nucleus

Light touch/ vibration

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What is spinocerebellum

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Spine to cerebellum
Unconscious
Prorioceptive

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What is corticospinal?

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Below head 
Ends at spinal cord 
Desiccates 
-lateral pyramids of medulla 
-anterior spinal cord
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What is corticobulbar?

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Head and neck

Ends at brainstem

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What is reticulospinal?

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Reticular formation to spinal cord

Facilitates and inhibits voluntary movement

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What is tectospinal?

A

Tectum (Superior colliculi) to spinal cord

Vision- head moves towards the light

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What is ruborospinal?

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Red nucleus to spinal cord
Caught red handed
fine control of hand

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What is vestibulospinal?

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Vestibular nuclei to spinal cord

Balance

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14
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What do the inferior and superior colliculi do?

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Superior= Vision

Inferior- Auditory

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15
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Brocco’s area

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actually speaking-frontal (motor)

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16
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Werneickes area

A

Understanding speech

17
Q

Pre central gyrus

A

Motor

18
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Post central gyrus

A

Somatosensory

Touch something, feel it later

19
Q

What is the limbic system?

A

Inlcudes thalamus, hypothalamus, basal nuclei, cerebral cortex and olefactory cortex

Controls visceral functions through the autonomic NS and endocrine
Involved in- Emotions, memory, reproduction and nutrition

20
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What are the 3 cerebral white matter fibres?

A

Association
commissure
projection

21
Q

What are association fibres?

A

Same hemisphere, connect areas

Example= fornix

22
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What are projection fibres?

A

Connect one cerebrum to other part of the brain/spinal cord

Example= Internal capsule

23
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What are commissure fibres?

A

Connect one hemisphere to the other

Example- corpus collosum

24
Q

What is the occipital part of the brain for?

A

Vision

25
Q

What is the frontal part of the brain for?

A

Personality and memory, emotion and motor

26
Q

What is parietal for?

A

Language and touch- contains wernickes area

27
Q

What is the cerebellum for?

A

Movement and coordination

28
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What is the temporal for?

A

Hearing, learning and feelings

29
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What is the brainstem for?

A

Heart rate, breathing and temperature

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