Spinal Cord and Periphery Flashcards
1
Q
what are ascending tracts?
A
They carry information up the spinal cord to some part of the brain. they have the word spino- associated with them
2
Q
what are descending tracts?
A
they carry information down the way.
are associated with the word -spinal
3
Q
what are two important ascending tracts?
A
lateral spinothalmic
doesal column
they both carry sensory information
4
Q
what is one important descending tract?
A
corticospinal tract
this carries motor information from cerebral hemisphere to the skeletal muscles
5
Q
what does proprioception tell the brain?
A
how toned and stretched the muscle is
6
Q
what are the three important tracts? where are they forund? what do they do?
A
red is corticospinal tract
blue is dorsal column
green is lateral spinothalmic tract
