Spinal Cord Tracts

Question 1

Fasciculus gracilis:List the Funiculus and Function; Identify sensory or Motor.

Answer 1

Dorsal Funiculus; conscious proprioception, touch, nociception; Sensory

Question 2

Fasciculus cuneatus:List the Funiculus and Function; Identify sensory or Motor.

Answer 2

Dorsal Funiculus; conscious proprioception, touch, nociception; Sensory

Question 3

Dorsal spinocerebellar tract:List the Funiculus and Function; Identify sensory or Motor.

Answer 3

Lateral funiculus; Subconscious proprioception; Sensory

Question 4

Ventral spinocerebellar tract:List the Funiculus and Function; Identify sensory or Motor.

Answer 4

Lateral funiculus; Subconscious proprioception; Sensory

Question 5

Spinothalamic tract:List the Funiculus and Function; Identify sensory or Motor.

Answer 5

Lateral funiculus; Nociception, touch; Sensory

Question 6

Lateral corticospinal tract:List the Funiculus and Function; Identify sensory or Motor.

Answer 6

Lateral funiculus; Distal limb musculature, flexors; Motor

Question 7

Rubrospinal tract:List the Funiculus and Function; Identify sensory or Motor.

Answer 7

Lateral funiculus; Flexors of body and limbs. gait; Motor

Question 8

Ventral extensor group and Medullary reticulospinal tract:List the Funiculus and Function; Identify sensory or Motor.

Answer 8

Ventral and ventrolateral funiculus; Proximal musculature & gait, antigravity; Motor