somatosensory pathway Flashcards
1
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somatosensory pathways
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dorsal column
anterolateral
spinocerebellar
2
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1st order sensory neurons
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travel in peripheral nerves, sensory receptors to the spinal cord or brain stem, cell body located in the dorsal ganglion
3
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2nd order sensory neuron
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from spinal cord to thalamus, travel in spinal cord tracts, decussate in spinal cord or brainstem
4
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3rd order sensory neuron
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from thalamus to primary somatosensory cortex, travel in internal capsule
5
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spinocerebellar pathway
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responsible in unconscious proprioception
project to ipsilateral
6
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purpose of the medial lemniscus pathway
A
touch preasure kinaesthesia
