Spinal Tracts Flashcards
1
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Ventral Corticospinal (VCST)
A
Information carried: Motor (face and trunk)
Direction: Decending
Decussation point: N/A, innervates bilaterally
2
Q
Lateral Corticospinal (LCST)
A
Information carried: Motor (extremeties)
Direction: Decending
Decussation point: Brainstem (caudal Medulla)
3
Q
Dorsal Column Medial Lemniscus (DCML)
A
Information carried: Sensory - Mechanosensory
Direction: Ascending
Decussaion point: Brainstem (Caudal Medulla)
4
Q
Ventral Spinothalamic (VST)
A
Information carried: Sensory - Pain and temperature
Direction: Accending
Decussation point: At the level it enters the spine