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What are somaesthetic pathways?

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perception of bodily sense - pain, temperature, touch and position

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What is a spinothalamic pathway?

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responds to pain, temp and some touch

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What is a dorsal column pathway?

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responds to fine, precise touch, vibration and position.

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What is proprioception?

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position awareness

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What two things does the somaesthetic pathway involve?

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  • body

- perception

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From where are different types of modalities of information carried to the brain in the somaesthetic pathway? (4)

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  1. Skin
  2. Mucus membranes
  3. Joints
  4. Muscles
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How is each modality detected in somaesthetic pathway?

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specific sensory receptors/ specialised nerve endings

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What 2 groups does somaesthetic modalities fall into?

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  1. Essential for survival - Spinothalamic pathway

2. That increase detail - Dorsal column pathway

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What modalities are essential to survival?

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pain, temperature, some touch and pressure

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What types of fibres are modalities that are essential for survival/spinothalamic pathway carried?

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thin, small diameter, poorly myelinated or unmyelinated fibres

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What is conduction like in modalities that are essential for survival/ spinothalamic pathway?

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slow

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What modalities increase detail/ dorsal column pathway?

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2 point discrimination and vibration, proprioception

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What type of fibres carry modalities that increase detail/ dorsal column pathway?

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large diameter, heavily myelinated

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What is conduction like in modalities that increase detail/ dorsal column pathway?

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fast

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Which side of the central gyrus of the brain is information from the right side sensed?

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left central gyrus

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How many neurones are involved in the general sensory pathway?

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3 neurone chain

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What is in the thalamus?

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VPL - ventral posteral nucleus/ Posterior ventral nucleus

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What is the 1st order neurone?

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  • pseudo unipolar cell body
  • in sensory ganglion
  • DRG
  • centre is ipsilateral
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What is the 2nd order neurone?

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  • axon crosses midline

- ascends to ventral posterior nucleus in thalamus

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What is the 3rd order neurone?

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  • axon projects to post central gyrus - parietal lobe
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Where do the cell bodies of the 1st order neurons reside in?

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dorsal root ganglia (PNS)

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Where do the cell bodies of 2nd order neurons reside in?

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CNS ipsilateral gray matter

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Where do axons of the 2nd order neurone cross and what do they ascend to?

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crosses the midline

ascend to thalamus

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Where do the cell bodies of 3rd neurone reside in and where do the axons project to?

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thalamus

axons project to somatosensory cortex

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What pathways are somatotopic?
sensory pathways
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How can synaptic transmission from 1st, 2nd and 3rd neurone be modified?
- neurones not simple relay | - modified by other inputs - descending pathways or convergence/divergence
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What is the medial surface of the brain's hemisphere supplied by and what can damage result in?
Anterior cerebral artery damage to certain features on somatotopic map on post-central gyrus
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What is a converging circuit?
several presynaptic neurons that stimulate a single postsynaptic neuron
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What is a diverging circuit?
a single presynaptic neurone stimulating several post-synaptic neurone
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What are the two major types of fibre tracts?
ascending fibre tracts descending fibre tracts
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Is the dorsal column ipsilateral or contralateral?
ipsilateral
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What information does the dorsal column interpret?
joint position sense and vibration sense
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When does the dorsal column cross the midline?
- won't cross immediately | - crosses over at the medulla
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Is the spinothalamic pathway ipsilateral or contralateral?
contralateral
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When does the spinothalmic pathway cross the midline?
immediately
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In spinothalamic pathway where does the synapse cross over the midline?
at a very specific place
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In the spinothalamic pathway where is the 1st neurone cell body?
In dorsal root ganglia
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How and where does the 1st neurone contact the 2nd neurone in the spinothalmic pathway?
Fibres ascend 1-2 segments then contacts in dorsal grey horn
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Where does the second neurone cross the midline in the spinothalamic pathway?
in ventral white commissure
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In the spinothalamic tract where does the 2nd neurone fibres ascend to?
thalamus
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Where does the spinothalamic tract change it's name?
At the levels of the brainstem Spinal lemiscus
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Where is the 1st neurone cell body in the dorsal column pathway?
Dorsal root ganglion
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Where do the 2nd neurone cell body ascend?
In one of the ipsilateral dorsal column
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Where does the gracile fascicle run?
whole length of the spinal cord
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Where does the cuneate fascicle run?
above T6 only
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In the dorsal surface on the brain stem what receives ascending sensory tracts from the spinal cord and what are these a part of?
medulla - the dorsal column pathway
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What types of sensations does the dorsal column pathway pick up?
discriminatory touch position sense
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Where does the 1st neurone ascend to synapse with the 2nd neuron in the dorsal column pathway?
The cuneate or gracile nucleus
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Where does the 2nd neurone cross the midline in the dorsal column pathway?
internal arcuate fibres
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Where to the fibres in the dorsal column pathway ascend in and to?
Medial lemniscus to thalamus
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What is somatotopically organised?
medial leminiscus - collection of fibres that pass through the brainstem
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Which hemisphere do both pathways project to?
to the opposite hemisphere
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Where do fibres carrying pain an temperature travel in the cord? (spinothalamic pathway)
Contralaterally
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Where do fibres carrying pain and temperature (spinothalamic pathway) cross?
at the level of the spinal cord entry
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Where do fibres carrying discriminative touch and proprioception travel?
ipsilateral in the cord
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How many neurons does the dorsal column and spinothalamic pathway use?
3 neurons
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Examples of different modalities
1. temp 2. pain 3. pressure

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