Spinal Tracts Flashcards

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Ventral Corticospinal (VCST)

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Information carried: Motor (face and trunk)
Direction: Decending
Decussation point: N/A, innervates bilaterally

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Lateral Corticospinal (LCST)

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Information carried: Motor (extremeties)
Direction: Decending
Decussation point: Brainstem (caudal Medulla)

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Dorsal Column Medial Lemniscus (DCML)

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Information carried: Sensory - Mechanosensory
Direction: Ascending
Decussaion point: Brainstem (Caudal Medulla)

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Ventral Spinothalamic (VST)

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Information carried: Sensory - Pain and temperature
Direction: Accending
Decussation point: At the level it enters the spine

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