Spinocerebellar Tracts

Question 1

Where does the spinocerebellar tracts relay information from?

Answer 1

Proprioceptors and spinal interneurons about activity to adjust movement to the cerebellum

Question 2

What are the two high fidelity pathways?

Answer 2

Posterior spinocerebellar

Cuneocerebellar

Question 3

What is the pathway of the posterior spinocerebellar?

Answer 3

Legs of lower 1/2 of body to the cerebellum via ipsilateral inferior Cerebellar peduncle

Question 4

What is the pathway of the cuneocerebellar?

Answer 4

Arms and upper 1/2 of body to the cerebellum via ipsilateral inferior Cerebellar peduncle

Question 5

What are the two internal feedback tracts of the spinocerebellar?

Answer 5

Anterior spinocerebellar

Rostrospinocerebellar

Question 6

How does the anterior spinocerebellar tract transmit information?

Answer 6

From Thoracolumbar spinal cord

Question 7

How does info from the anterior spinocerebellar tract enter the cerebellum?

Answer 7

Superior cerebral peduncle

Question 8

How does the rostrospinocerebellar tract transmit information?

Answer 8

Cervical spinal cord to the ipsilateral cerebellum via superior and inferior Cerebellar peduncles

Question 9

How is information perceived in the spinocerebellar tract?

Answer 9

Unconsciously