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| Name the 2 major ascending pathways |
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Definition
1. The dorsal column system (medial lemniscus)
2. The anterolateral system |
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| What is the role of the dorsal column system? |
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Definition
| Fine touch, proprioception and vibration transmission |
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| What is the role of the ALS? |
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Definition
| Pain, temperature, crude touch and pressure transmission |
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Term
| Which pathway synapses with the reicular formation? |
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Definition
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| At what level does the ALS decussate? |
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Definition
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| At what level does the dorsal column system decussate? |
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Definition
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Term
| What does the gracile fasciculus of the dorsal column sysem contain? |
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Definition
| Afferents from the lower limb and lower trunk |
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Term
| What does the cuneate fasciculus of the dorsal column sysem contain? |
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Definition
| Afferents from the neck, upper trunk and upper limb |
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Term
| What is the chief sensory nucleus responsible for? |
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Definition
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| What is the mesencephalic nucleus responsible for? |
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