Sensory Pathways Flashcards - Anatomy & Physiology

Question	Answer		Article
What types of general somatic sensory information are there?	Pain; touch; temperature; kinaesthesia		Link to Article
Where is sensory information processed if it isn't percieved consciously?	Cerebellum		Link to Article
True or false: "Dorsal columns reach the cerebellum on the contralateral side of the body?"	False - they reach the thalamus and are percieved consciously		Link to Article
What types of information do the dorsal columns transmit?	Touch and kinaesthesia		Link to Article
Which sensory pathway is absent in man?	Spinocervicothalamic		Link to Article
What type of information does the spinothalamic tract transmit?	Temperature and "pin prick" pain		Link to Article
What type of information does the spinocerebellar tract transmit?	Kinaesthesia		Link to Article
What type of information does the ascending reticular formation transmit?	True pain sensation - long lasting pain		Link to Article
What is different about this pathway?	It consists of several short neurones		Link to Article
Is it unilateral or bilateral?	Bilateral		Link to Article
What is the prognosis for an animal that has lost deep pain sensation?	Poor		Link to Article
What is referred pain?	When pain is felt in a part of the body that is undamaged but served by the same section of the spinal cord		Link to Article