Zoe MCQ 09

Topic: Anatomy

Created on Saturday, November 26 2022 by zoe

Last modified on Saturday, November 26 2022.

 
        A) Thalamic cells project to the somatosensory cortex of the postcentral gyrus.
 
        B) First-order neurons are in the dorsal root ganglion
 
        C) Second-order neurons then synapse to the dorsal horn of the spinal cord and decussate
 
        D) On the contralateral side, it ascends to the VPL nucleus of the thalamus where it decussates again.
 

 

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This question was created on November 26, 2022 by zoe.
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A) Thalamic cells project to the somatosensory cortex of the postcentral gyrus.

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This is true. Thalamic cells project to the somatosensory cortex of the postcentral gyrus.   (See References)

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B) First-order neurons are in the dorsal root ganglion

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This is true. All first-order neurons are in the dorsal root ganglion.  (See References)

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C) Second-order neurons then synapse to the dorsal horn of the spinal cord and decussate

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This is true. Second-order neurons then synapse to the dorsal horn of the spinal cord and decussate  (See References)

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D) On the contralateral side, it ascends to the VPL nucleus of the thalamus where it decussates again.

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On the contralateral side, it ascends to the VPL nucleus of the thalamus. It does not decussate again.  (See References)

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References:

1. Nolte Chapter 10: Page 237

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Zoe MCQ 09
Question ID: 112622081
Question written by zoe. (C) FrontalCortex.com 2006-2009, all rights reserved. Created: 11/26/2022
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