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19 Cards in this Set
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Name the Ascending Spinal Cord Tracts
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Dorsal Column
Lateral Spinothalmic Anterior Spinothalmic Posterior Spinocerebellar Anterior Spinocerebellar Rostral Spinocerebellar |
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Name the Descending Spinal Cord Tracts
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Vestibulospinal
Lateral Corticospinal Anterior Corticospinal Rubrospional Medullary Reticulospinal Pontine Reticulospinal |
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Name the mixed pathways orginating from the brainstem
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Medial Longitudinal Fasciculus
Tectospinal |
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What is the function of the Dorsal Column
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carries conscious sensory info to the cortex regarding:
Discriminative touch Pressure Vibration Proprioception Kinesthesia |
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Where does the Dorsal Column orginate
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dorsal horn
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What is the destination of the Dorsal Column
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Primary somatosensory cortex. A major sensory pathway
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If you have a complete severance of the Dorsal Column, what effect would it have on sensation
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Bilateral loss of sensation below levelof injury
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If you have a hemi-lesion below the decussation, what effect would it have on sensation
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Ipsilateral loss
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If you have hemi-lesion in the brainstem above the medulla, what effect would it have on sensation
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Contralateral sensory loss
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If you have a lesion in the cortex, what effect would it have on sensation.
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Contralateral sensory loss
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Where does teh dorsal column decussate
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caudal medulla
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What type of tract is the Lateral Spinothalamic tract
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Ascending
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What is the function of the Lateral Spinothalamic tract
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sensory info focusing on pain and temperature
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Where does the Lateral Spinothalamic tract orginate
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Dorsal horn
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Where does the Lateral Spinothalamic tract decussate
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as soon as it enter the spinal cord
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What is the destination of the Lateral Spinothalamic tract
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Somatosensory Cortex
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What effect would a complete severance of Lateral Spinothalamic tract have on sensation
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Bilateral sensory loss below level of the lesion
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What effect would a Hemi-lesion on the Lateral Spinothalamic tract have on sensation:
1. At level of lesion 2. Below level of lesion |
1. Bilateral sensory loss
2. contralateral sensory loss |
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A unilateral lesion in the somatosensory cortex would have what effect
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Contralateral sensory loss
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