UBC - Overview of the brainstem Flashcards
1
Q
ascending tracts
A
spinothalamic
posterior column-medial lemniscus
spinocerebellar
2
Q
descending tracts
A
corticospinal
corticobulbar
3
Q
what is the corticospinal tract responsible for
A
voluntary motor activity
4
Q
what are the inferior colliculi important in
A
the auditory pathway
5
Q
what are the superior colliculi important in
A
the visual pathway
6
Q
what separates the gracile fasiculus and the cuneate fasiculus
A
posterior median sulcus
