Tract Functions

Question 1

Internal feedback: Info from cervical SC and T1 to ipsilateral cerebellum

Answer 1

Rostrospinocerebellar

Question 2

voluntary limb, fractionates mvmts

Answer 2

Lateral Corticospinal

Question 3

automatic trunk and proximal mvmts

Answer 3

Medial Corticospinal

Question 4

Controls face muscles/cranial nerves

Answer 4

Corticobulbar tract

Question 5

Postural and gross limb mvmts
Coordinates trunk and prox muscles of 4 limbs for walking

Answer 5

Reticulospinal tract

Question 6

Light touch, conscious proprioception, allows stereognosis

Answer 6

DCML

Question 7

Transmit crude touch;
Transmit nociception and temperature

Answer 7

Anterior Spinothalamic
lateral Spinothalamic

Question 8

Slow Medial nociception

Answer 8

Spinomesencephalic
Spinoreticular
Spino-emotional

Question 9

unconscious postural and mvmt adjustments in LE

Answer 9

dorsal spinocerebellar

Question 10

unconscious postural and mvmt adjustments in face, neck, UEs, and upper body

Answer 10

Cuneocerebellar

Question 11

Internal Feedback in LE

May coordinate movement in LE

Answer 11

Anterior spinocerebellar

Question 12

Takes info about head mvmt and position from vestibular apparatus and affects activity of neck and upper back mm

Answer 12

Medial Vestibulospinal

Question 13

Info about gravity from vestibular apparatus facilitating MNs to extensors when head is upright

Answer 13

Lateral Vestibulospinal