Spinal cord funiculi — locations?
Dorsal, lateral, ventral columns.
Funiculi — function?
Contain white matter tracts for signal transmission.
Ascending tracts — role?
Carry sensory info toward the brain.
Descending tracts — role?
Convey motor commands from brain to spinal cord.
Spinothalamic pathway — function?
Transmits pain and temperature to the thalamus.
Third-order neuron — location?
In the thalamus, relays to cortex.
Lateral thalamus — pain?
Processes discriminative pain aspects.
Medial thalamus — pain?
Processes emotional and motivational pain aspects.
Spinocervicothalamic pathway — role?
Conscious sensory pathway from spinal cord to brain.
Motor system — components?
Upper and lower motor neurons.
Upper motor neurons — location?
In brain and brainstem.
Lower motor neurons — location?
In spinal cord ventral horn or cranial nerve nuclei.
Extrapyramidal tracts — function?
Modulate lower motor neuron activity.
Corticospinal tract — origin?
Cerebral cortex.
Reflex arc components — list?
Receptor, sensory neuron, CNS synapse, motor neuron, effector.
Patellar reflex — segments?
L4–L6 via femoral nerve.
Panniculus reflex — stimulus?
Skin prick at C8–T1.
Perineal reflex — response?
Anal sphincter contraction, tail flexion.
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1. What do the dorsal, lateral, and ventral funiculi of the spinal cord represent?
2. Which statement best describes the general function of descending spinal pathways?
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