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Fish MCQ 12

Topic: Anatomy

Created on Friday, July 27 1973 by fish

Last modified on Friday, July 27 1973.

The cuneocerebellar tract carries information about:

 
        A) Pain
 
        B) Temperature
 
        C) Proprioception of the upper extremity
 
        D) Low threshold touch
 
        E) Proprioception of the lower extremity
 

 


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A) Pain

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This is the job of the anterolateral spinothalamic tract and spinoreticulothalamic pathways.  (See References)

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B) Temperature

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This is the job of the anterolateral spinothalamic tract.  (See References)

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C) Proprioception of the upper extremity

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This is the job of the cuneocerebellar tract.  (See References)

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D) Low threshold touch

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This is the job of the dorsal column medial lemniscus system.  (See References)

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E) Proprioception of the lower extremity

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This is the job of the posterior spinocerebellar tract.  (See References)

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References:

1. Vanderah, T. W., & Nolte, J. (2019). Chapter 9: Sensory Receptors and the Peripheral Nervous System. In Nolte's essentials of the human brain. essay, Elsevier.
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Fish MCQ 12
Question ID: 112622120
Question written by fish. (C) FrontalCortex.com 2006-2009, all rights reserved. Created: 07/27/1973
Modified: 07/27/1973
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