Sensory Systems of the Brain Flashcards
(8 cards)
What are the four lobes of the brain
Frontal, Temporal, Parietal, Occipital
What is the Spinothalamic tract the pathway for?
Pain and Temperature Pathway
What is the Medial Lemniscal System for?
Pathway of Discriminative Sensation
A lesion of the lateral spinothalamic tract on the left side of the cervical spinal cord results in
A loss of pain and temperature sensation on the right side of the body
A lesion of the corticospinal tract on the right side of the brainstem results in
A spastic paralysis on the left side of the body
Discriminative somatosensory system
Touch and pressure pathway
A lesion of the primary motor cortex on the left side of the brain results in?
A spastic paralysis on the right side of the body
The medial leminscus pathway conveys sensory information from where to where?
The gracile and cuneate nucleus to the thalamus
