Spinal Tracts Flashcards
What does the Spinothalamic tract relay
Pain and temperature and crude touch information
Dorsal column relays
Sensory information
Spinocerebellar relays
Proprioception info from muscles and joints
Cuneocerebellar relays
Proprioception info from the upper limb
Spinotectal tract function is
enabling us to orient our eyes and move our head towards a stimulus
Spinoreticular function
Responsible for our response to pain or temperature
Spino-olivary relays
Unconscious proprioceptive information to the cerebellum
Corticospinal tract function
Voluntary motor control of limbs and trunk
Reticulospinal controls
Balance and postural adjustments
Rubrospinal controls
Muscle tone in flexor muscles
Vestibulospinal tract function
Control of posture and head position in order to maintain balance
Tectospinal tract controls
Postural and head movements in response to visual stimuli
What is the Grey matter function?
Information processing
What is the white matter function?
Sends information
Ventral horn sends
Motor information from the brain to the limbs
