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Somatosensory System/ Ascending Tracts Flashcards

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What are the 4 modalities of the somato-sensory system?

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  • Discriminative Touch
  • Proprioception
  • Nociception
  • Temperature
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What is divergent neural proccessing?

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  • Potential spreads to more than 1 system

- The axon gives off collaterals

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What is the purpose of convergence?

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To increase the contrast of the neural signal

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What is the term for contrast enhancement ?

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  • Lateral inhibition
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What are the 3 types of lateral inhibition?

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  • Feed forward
  • Feedback
  • Distal
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What is feedforward control?

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Lateral collaterals activate inhibitory cell off of primary neuron provide stimulation to inhibitory neurons. (no feedback)

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What is local feedback inhibition?

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Collaterals from inhibitory neurons receiving strong sensory input synapse on interneurons and inhibit analogous/ neighboring inhibitory neurons to better pinpoint the source of the stimulus.

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What is distal feedback inhibition?

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Axons from the motor and sensory areas of the cerebral cortex synapse on an interneuron that synapses on an inhibitory neuron targeting the secondary neurons of a somatosensory system, further inhibiting weaker input,

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What is the overall purpose of convergence/ contrast enhancement?

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  • Inhibit weaker signals for stronger clarity of the more powerful sensory information
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What is kinesthetic and position sense considered mysterious?

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  • We are unaware of it since it has no defined sensation that is identifiable
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What 3 types of receptors combine to form awareness of joint position? What other signal contributes? Which is the primary receptor?

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  • Muscle spindles (primary)
  • Skin/ SA ruffini endings
  • Joint receptors (detect end of motion)
  • Signals of central origins sense effort or will
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Why are position and movements of joints separate senses?

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  • They share the same receptors, but central processing occurs in the different areas/ pathways
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What 2 receptors are especially important in determining joint position?

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  • SA cutaneous receptors

- Tonic muscle spindles

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What 3 receptors are especially important in determining movement?

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  • FA receptors
  • Muscle spindles
  • Golgi tendon organs
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Where are receptors found for touch and pressure?

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In the skin

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What are the 3 primary sensory afferents for touch and pressure?

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  • Group II fast

- Group III and IV slow

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Where is the origin of the fasciculus gracilis?

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The dorsal root ganglions of T7 - S5

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Do the fibers of the fasciculus gracilis cross?

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No.

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Where is the tract of the fasciculus gracilis found?

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  • Throughout the entire spinal cord
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On what does the fasciculus gracilis synapse in the higher centers?

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  • The nucleus gracilis in medulla
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What sensations run through the fasciculus gracilis?

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  • Conscious proprioception, discriminative touch, pressure, 2 point discrimination, kinesthetic sense
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Where is the origin of the fasciculus cuneatus?

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  • Dorsal root ganglions of C1- T6
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Do the fibers of the fasciculus cuneatus cross the spinal cord?

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No.

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Where is the tract of the fasciculus cuneatus found in the spinal cord?

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Above T6

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What does the fasciculus cuneatus synapse on in the higher centers?

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  • The nucleus cuneatus in the medulla
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What sensations run through the fasciculus cuneatus?

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  • Consious proprioception, discriminative touch, pressure, 2 point discrimination, kinesthetic sense
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What is the origin of the spinocervical thalamic tract?

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  • The lateral cervical nuclei of the dorsal horn (at C1, and above)
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Do the fibers of the spinocervical thalamic tract cross?

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Yes

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What do the fibers of the spinocervical thalamic tract synapse on in the higher centers?

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  • Thalamus
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What sensation runs through the spinocervical thalamic tract?

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  • Discrimitive touch

- Passive manipulation (somewhat)

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What fascicle is the spinocervical thamalic tract analgous to?

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  • The fasciculus cuneatus (maybe?)
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What is the origin of dorsal spinocerebellar tract?

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  • Laminae 7/ Clark’s Column of T1 - L2
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What is Clark’s Column

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  • Ias, Ibs, and IIs, give off collaterals to interneurons, which exit the horn laterally and ascends up from the lateral portion of the spinal cord
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Do the fibers of the dorsal spinocerebellar tract cross?

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  • No
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Where do the dorsal spinocerebellar tracts synapse?

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On the nuclei in L3 - C1

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Where are the dorsal spinocerebellar tracts found in the spinal cord?

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  • Fibers are found throughout
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What sensory information runs through the dorsal spinocerebellar tract?

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  • Ia, Ib, and II fiber propriception

- UNCONCIOUS proprioception

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Where does the ventral spinocerebellar tract originate?

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  • Laminae 5 - 7 of L3 - L5 (Spinal border cells)
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Do the fibers of the ventral spinocerebellar tract cross?

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They double cross (in the spinal cord and cerebellum??), and end up on the same side

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Where do the primary fibers of the ventral spinocerebellar tract synapse on their nuclei?

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Where are fibers from the ventral spinocerebellar tract found in the spinal cord?

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  • Throughout the spinal cord
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Where do the fibers of the ventral spinocerebellar tract synapse in the upper centers?

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  • The cerebellum
43
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What fibers create the ventral spinocerebellar tracts?

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  • Ib, FRA from WRF
44
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What sensory information travels through the ventral spinocerebellar tracts?

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  • Unconcious proprioception
  • Movement
  • Posture
45
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Where does the cuneocerebellar tract originate?

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  • The accesory cuneate nucleus (collateral off fasciculus cuneatus)
46
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What is the cuneocerebellar tract an analogue to?

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  • The dorsal spinocerebellar
47
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Do the fibers of the cuneocerebellar tract cross?

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Where are the fibers found of the cuneocerebellar tract found in the spinal cord?

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  • They are not present
49
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On what structure does the cuneocerebellar tract synapse in the higher centers?

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The cerebellum

50
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What fibers make up the cuneocerebellar tract?

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  • Ia, Ib, and Grade II
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What sensation runs through the cuneocerebellar tract?

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  • Ia, Ib, II proprioception

- Unconcious proprioception

52
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Where does the rostrocerebellar tract originate?

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  • Laminae 7 of C4- C8
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Do the fibers of the rostrocerebellar tract cross?

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Where does the rostrocerebellar tract synapse in the higher centers?

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On the cerebellum

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What fibers make up the rostrocerebellar tract?

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Ib, FRA from WRF

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What sensory information travels through the rostrocerebellar tract?

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  • Unconcious proprioception
  • Movement
  • Posture
57
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Which tracts location is not currently known?

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Rostrocerebellar tract

58
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How are the funiculi of the dorsal horn arranged?

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  • Somatotopically arranged

- Sacral to lumbar to thoracic to cervical from medial to lateral

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Where does the spinoreticular tract originate?

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  • Posterior horn
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Do the fibers of the 1st spinoreticular tract cross?

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Where are fibers from the spinoreticular tract found in the spinal cord?

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Throughout

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What does the spinoreticular tract synapse on in the higher centers? (tract 1 and 2)

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1: Medulla reticular formation
- Giganto and lateral reticular nucleus
2: Pons reticular formation
- Reticular pontis caudalis

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What is the function of the 1st spinoreticular tract?

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  • Unconcious proprioception
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What is the function of the 2nd spinoreticular tract?

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  • Maintanence of the state of conscioiusness
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What is the origin of the spinovestibular tract?

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  • Dorsal root ganglia
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Do the fibers of the 2nd spinoreticular tract cross?

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Do the fibers of the spinovestibular tract cross?

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What does the spinovenstibular tract synapse on in the higher centers?

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  • Vestibular nuclei
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What sensation travels through the spinovestibular tract?

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  • Ia, Ib, II proprioception

- Unconcious proprioception

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What is the origin of the spino-olivary tract?

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  • Dorsal root ganglia
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Do the fibers of the spino-olivary tract cross?

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Where are the fibers of the spino-olivary tract found?

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Where do the fibers of the spino-olivary tract synapse in the higher centers?

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  • Inferior olivary nucleus
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What sensation travels through the spino-olivary tracts?

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  • Unconscious proprioception of the neck
75
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What is the origin of the spinocortical tract?

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Do the fibers of the spinocortical tract cross?

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Where are the fibers of the spinocortical tract found in the spinal cord?

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Throughout

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Where do the fibers of spinocortical tract synapse in the higher centers?

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The cerebral cortex

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What is the origin of the spinocervical tract?

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Lamina III and IV

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What is another name for the spinocervical tract?

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  • Morin’s tract
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Do the fibers of the spinocervical tract cross?

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Where do the fibers of the spinocervical tract synapse in the higher centers?

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The lateral cervical nucleus

83
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What sensation travels through the spinal cervical tract?

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  • Concious proprioception

- Tactile sensation

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What are the 6 minor ascending tracts?

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  • Spinoreticular
  • Spinoreticular
  • Spinovestibular
  • Spino-olivary
  • Spinocortical
  • Spinocervical/ Morin’s
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What are the 3 interspinal reflex tracts?

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  • Fasciculus Septomarginalis
  • Fasciculus Interfascicularis
  • Fasciculus Proprius 1
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Where does the fasciculus septomarginalis orginate from?

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  • The dorsal root ganglia
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Do the fibers of the fasciculus septomarginalis cross?

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Where are the fibers of the fasciculus septomarginalis found?

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Where do the fibers of the fasciculus septomarginalis, and other interspinal reflex tracts synapse?

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  • On interneurons

- ACh endplates

90
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What sensation travels through the fasciculus septomarginalis, and other interspinal reflex tracts?

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  • Proprioception interspinal reflexes
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Where do the fibers of the fasciculus interfascicularis orginate?

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The dorsal root ganglia

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Do the fibers of the fasciculus interfascicularis cross?

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Where are the fibers of the fasciculus interfascicularis found?

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What type of sensory information travels trhough the fasciculus interfascicularis?

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Proprioception Interspinal Reflexes

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Where does the fasciculus proprius 1 originate?

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  • Dorsal root ganglia

- Laminae III and IV

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Do the fibers of the fasciculus proprius 1 cross?

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Probably; not sure

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Where are the fibers of the fasciculus proprius 1 found in the spinal cord?

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Throughout

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