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Somatosensory Pathways Flashcards

1
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Loss of pain

A

Analgesia

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2
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Loss of touch

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Anesthesia

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3
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Temporary mild pain, “pins and needles, tingling, burning, prickling”

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Paresthesias

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4
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Chronic intense pain “shooting, stabbing or electric shock-like jolts”

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Neuropathic Pain/Central Pain

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5
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Subsystem for processing different kinds of stimuli (physics/chemistry, receptor specificity and labeled line/pathway)

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Modality

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6
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What are the three major long pathways in the CNS?

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Corticospinal tract (CST), Dorsal Column-Medial Lemniscus System (DCMLS), and Spinothalamic Tract (STT)

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7
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The segregation of nerve cell axons that process the distinct stimulus attributes that comprise a particular modality

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Parallel pathways

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8
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Responsible for fine touch, vibration, and proprioception

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Dorsal Column-Medial Lemniscus System (DCMLS)

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9
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Responsible for pain, temperature, and crude touch

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Spinothalamic Tract

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10
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Lowest stimulus strength a subject can detect

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Sensory Threshold

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11
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Determined by the sensitivity of the receptors (i.e. minimum energy required to generate action potential)

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Sensory Threshold

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12
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Slowly adapting

-Detects static qualities of stimulus

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Tonic

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13
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Rapidly adapting

-Detects dynamic qualities of stimulus

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Phasic

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14
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The minimal interstimulus distance required to perceive two simultaneously applied stimuli as distinct (spatial resolution)

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Two point discrimination

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15
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Resolution is determined by

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Density of receptors and receptive fields

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16
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The region in sensory space within which a specific stimulus elicits the greatest action potential response

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Receptive fields

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17
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Area of skin innervated by a single dorsal root ganglion but differ among individuals

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Dermatomes

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18
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Axons making up a dorsal root originate from several different peripheral nerves is a reason for

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Overlap of Dermatomes

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19
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Detects muscle length

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Muscle spindle

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20
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Detects muscle tension

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Golgi Tendon Organ

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21
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A single dorsal root ganglion contains many types of

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Sensory Neurons

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22
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Which receptor type is associated with proprioception

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Muscle Spindle

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23
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Which receptor types are associated with touch?

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Merkel, Meissner, Pacinian, and Ruffini Cells

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24
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Where is the termination of the DCMLS?

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Postcentral gyrus (Primary somatosensory cortex)

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25
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What is the pathway relay #2 for DCMLS?

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Thalamus (Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus (VPL))

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26
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What is the decussation of the DCMLS?

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Caudal medulla (internal arcuate fibers)

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27
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What is the pathway of relay #1 for DCMLS?

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Dorsal column nuclei (Internal arcuate fibers)

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28
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What is the modality of DCMLS?

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Discriminative touch, vibration, and proprioception

29
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Provides touch and vibration from the face to cortex

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Trigeminal mechanosensory system

30
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What type of organization is there for the DCMLS in the spinal cord?

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Somatotropic Organization

31
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Somatosensory Homunculus Parallels the

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Motor homonucleus

32
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Each of the 4 regions of the primary somatosensory cortex contains a separate and complete map of the

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COntralateral body surface

33
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Principle of cortical processing that allows the brain to find patterns common to stimuli of a particular class

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Feature Detection

34
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Posterior Parietal Cortex Connects to Motor Cortex for Association and is Involved in

35
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Secondary Somatosensory Cortex (SII) Connects to Limbic System for

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Tactile learning and Memory

36
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In the epidermis and are responsible for pain and temperature

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Nociceptors

37
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Each thermoreceptive neuron only expresses a single type of

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Temperature receptor

38
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Thermoreceptors adapt. Cold and warm receptors fire mostly during changes of

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Temperature

39
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Free nerve endings are the receptors for

A

Pain and temperature

40
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Unmyelinated free nerve endings are the receptors for

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Pain, temperature, and itch

41
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Crosses over to the opposite side as soon as it enters the spinal cord

A

Spinothalamic system

42
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What is the point of termination for the spinothalamic tract?

A

Postcentral gyrus (primary somatosensory cortex)

43
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What is the pathway relay #1 for spinothalamic system?

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Spinal dorsal horn

44
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What is pathway relay #2 for the spinothalamic system?

A

Thalamus (VPL and Reticular Formation)

45
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Where is the decussation of the spinothalamic pathway?

-takes 2 levels to traverse

A

At segmental levels

46
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What is the modality of the spinothalamic tract?

A

Pain, temperature, and crude touch

47
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Where does the DCMLS cross over?

48
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Where does the STT cross over?

A

Spinal cord

49
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Touch/proprioception from the body crosses over in the

50
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Pain/temperature from the body crosses over in the

A

Spinal cord

51
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Touch/proprioception from the face crosses over in the

52
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Pain/temperature from the face crosses over in the

53
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The spinocerebellar tract for proprioception involves

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Large diameter sensory neurons

54
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Goes from the lower limbs to ipsilateral cerebellum

A

Posterior spinocerebellar tract

55
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Goes from upper limbs to ipsilateral cerebellum

A

Cuneocerebellar Tract

56
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Goes from lower limbs (interneurons), decussates twice, to ipsilateral cerebellum

A

Anterior Spinocerebellar Tract

57
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Goes from upper limbs (interneurons) to the ipsilateral cerebellum

A

Rostral Spinocerebellar Tract

58
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Present as an ipsilateralloss of muscle coordination.

-However, the spinocerebellar pathways are unlikely to be damaged in isolation

A

Lesions of spinocerebellar tracts

59
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Degeneration of dorsal columns causing impaired sensation and proprioception and progressive sensory ataxia

A

Tabes Dorsalis

60
Q

Tabes dorsalis is caused by

A

Tertiary syphilis infection

61
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Demyelination of dorsal columns, lateral corticospinal tracts, and spinocerebellar tracts causing ataxic gait, paresthesia, impaired position and vibration sense

A

Subacute combined degeneration from Vitamin B12 or E deficiency

62
Q

Hemisection on the left side of the spinal cord at C5 is called

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Brown-Sequard Syndrome

63
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What is affected in Brown-Sequard Syndrome?

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Pain/temp from right side and touch/vibration from left

64
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Change position relative to eachother as they traverse the neuraxis

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DCMLS and STT

65
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If the touch/vibration and pain/temp symptoms are on the same side of body, than the lesion must be

A

Above the medulla

66
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If the touch/vibration and pain/temp symptoms are on the opposite side of body, than the lesion must be

A

In the Spinal Cord

67
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Cause sensory as well as motor deficits

A

Spinal Cord Lesions

68
Q

Amputation causes change in

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Cortical Representation

69
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Reorganization of somatosensory cortex occurs in amputees so that neurons that used to be innervated by limb now respond to stimulation of other body parts. This is referred to as

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Phantom Limbs and Phantom Pain

NBB Test 1 (20 decks)

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