Chapter 16 Sensory, Motor, Integrative Systems

Question 0

Where do neurons decussate (cross over) to the opposite side ?

Answer 0

Second order neurons cross over in brain stem or spinal cord before reaching the thalamus

Question 1

somatic sensory impulses ascend to the cerebral cortex In what three general ways?

Answer 1

1) posterior column medial leminiscus pathway
2) anteriorlateral pathway (spinothalamic)
3) Trigeminothalamic pathway