Spinal Tracts Flashcards
Ascending: cuneocerebellar
ipsilateral subconscious proprioception of neck and UE
Ascending: fasciculus cauneatus
proprioception, vibration, two-point discrimination for UE
Ascending: fasciculus gracilis
proprioception, vibration, two-point discrimination for LE
Ascending: spinocerebellar
ipsilateral subconscious proprioception of LEs
Ascending: spino-olivary
relays info to cutaneous and proprioceptive organs
Ascending: spinoreticular
influences level of consciousness
Ascending: spinotectal
movement of eyes and head towards stimulis
Ascending: spinothalamic (anterior)
crude touch/pressure
Ascending: spinothalamic (lateral)
pain and temperature
Descending: corticospinal (anterior)
ipsilateral voluntary movements
Descending: corticospinal (lateral)
contralateral voluntary movements
Descending: reticulospinal
voluntary and reflex activity
Descending: rubrospinal
tone
Descending: tectospinal
tone associated with auditory and visual stimuli
Descending: vestibulospinal
head movements