Sensory Pathways Flashcards - Anatomy & Physiology

()Map NERVOUS AND SPECIAL SENSES (Map) SENSORY PATHWAYS

Question	Answer	Article
What types of general somatic sensory information are there?	Pain; touch; temperature; kinaesthesia	Link to Answer Article
Where is sensory information processed if it isn't percieved consciously?	Cerebellum	Link to Answer 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 Answer Article
What types of information do the dorsal columns transmit?	Touch and kinaesthesia	Link to Answer Article
Which sensory pathway is absent in man?	Spinocervicothalamic	Link to Answer Article
What type of information does the spinothalamic tract transmit?	Temperature and "pin prick" pain	Link to Answer Article
What type of information does the spinocerebellar tract transmit?	Kinaesthesia	Link to Answer Article
What type of information does the ascending reticular formation transmit?	True pain sensation - long lasting pain	Link to Answer Article
What is different about this pathway?	It consists of several short neurones	Link to Answer Article
Is it unilateral or bilateral?	Bilateral	Link to Answer Article
What is the prognosis for an animal that has lost deep pain sensation?	Poor	Link to Answer 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 Answer Article