Sensory Tracts Flashcards
Which pathway cares pain and temperature sensation up the spinal cord?
Spinothalamic
Conscious touch sensation goes primarily to what part of the brain?
Parietal lobe
Where are third order neurons found in conscious pathways?
Thalamus
Which type of fibers carry sharp pain?
A-delta
If you cut the right half of C-3 you would lose pain on which part of your body?
Left
If you cut the right half of the midbrain you would lose pain on which part of your body?
Left
Which structure of the brain interprets the emotional aspect of pain?
Cingulate gyrus
Which gyrus interprets pain in relation to past experiences?
Post central gyrus
Which gurus interprets pain stimuli of internal organs and brings about an autonomic response?
Insular gyrus
Second order neurons from the anterior and lateral spinothalamic tracts share one common location, which is?
Substantia gelatinosa
The ability to recognize writing on the skin just by touch
Graphesthesia
The ability to identify a specific object in your hand by touch
Stereognosis
If you cut the right half of C-3 you would lose most conscious touch sensation from which part of your body?
Right
If you cut the right half of the midbrain, you would lose most conscious touch sensation from which part of your body?
Left
