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How many neurons are there in pathways that transmit conscious awareness of sensation?
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The cell bodies of first order neurons for somatosensory pathways to the cerebrum are located in this...
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dorsal horn
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dorsal root ganglion
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dorsal column nuclei
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dorsal roots
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The second order neurons of somatosensory pathways to the cerebrum always...
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have axons that cross the midline
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synapse contralateral to first order axon
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synapse at level of closed medulla
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have cell bodes in dorsal horn
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The dorsal column medial lemniscal pathway...
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conducts mechanosensation
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has a single thalamic target
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when injured causes deficits in two point discrimation
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all of these are true
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Mechanosensation from the right arm travels up the...
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Mechanosensation from the sacral region travels...
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up fasciculus gracilis where it synapses with second order neurons at nucleus gracilis and crosses via the anterior part of medial lemniscus
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up fasciculus cuneatus where it synapses with second order neurons at nucleus cuneatus and crosses via the posterior part of medial lemniscus
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up fasciculus gracilis where it synapses with second order neurons at nucleus cuneatus and crosses via the anterior part of medial lemniscus
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up fasciculus gracilis where it synapses with second order neurons at nucleus fasciculus and crosses via the posterior part of medial lemniscus
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Axons on the posterior most part of the right medial lemniscus in the closed medulla are...
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carrying mechanosensation from left cervical and thoracic regions
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carrying mechanosensation from right cervical and thoracic regions
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carrying mechanosensation from right lumbar and sacral regions
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carrying mechanosensation from left lumbar and sacral regions
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The third order neurons of the dorsal column medial lemniscal pathway...
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have cell bodies in VPM thalamus
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enter the cerebral cortex via the superior cerebellar peduncle
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terminate at lower 2/3rds of brodman's area 3, 1, and 2
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none of these are true
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Which of these is true about the anterior spinothalamic and dorsal column medial lemniscal pathway?
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They both have a single termination at VPL thalamus
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Their second order neurons are located on the dorsal horn of the spinal cord
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For both pathwyas information on spinal cord is organized somatotopically with cervical information being more medial and sacral information more lateral
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both of their first order neurons are located in the DRG
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Pain fibers that travel via anterior spinothalamic tract...
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have their first synapse in the dorsal horn in region called substantia gelatinosa
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that are damaged may never recover when there is damage to anterior spinothalamic tract
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travel much faster than mechanosensation in dorsal column medial leminscal pathway
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none of these are true
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Second order neurons in anterior spinothalamic tract...
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cross the midline via the anterior white comissure
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travel in the spinal cord at the spinothalamic tract
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synapse directly with third order neurons in VPL thalamus
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all of these are true
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In what region does the antero-lateral fasciculus become the spinothalamic tract?
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What is the caudal most level in which damage to both the dorsal column medial lemniscus and anterior spinothalamic pathways causes contralateral sensory deficits?
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closed medulla
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cervical level
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thoracic level
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open medulla
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At the pontine level the mechanosensation from the cervical region is located
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medially
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anteriorly
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posteriorly
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laterally
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At the level of the midbrain the mechanosensation of the sacral region in the medial lemniscus is most...
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medial
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lateral
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anterior
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posterior
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Two important collateral targets at the midbrain for the spinothalamic tract are the...
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deep layer of superior colliculus and central gray
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deep layer of inferior colliculus and red nucleus
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edinger westphal nucleus and trigeminal motor nucleus
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none of these
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Before the synapsing at the VPL thalamus, the 2nd order axons of both the dorsal column medial lemniscus and anterior spinothalamic pathways pass through this structure in the midbrain that is lateral to the red nucleus.
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central gray
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prerubral field
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subthalamic nucleus
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reticular formation
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Which of these is not a termination of the spinothalamic tract in the brainstem?
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central gray
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hypothalamus
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medial part of thalamus
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red nucleus
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The information that is sent in the axons that are traveling within fasciculus gracilis will most likely have their terminations in what region of the cerebral cortex?
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post central gyrus near the vertex
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post central gyrus adjacent to the temporal lobe
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post central gyrus between the vertex and area adjacent to temporal lobe
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post central gyrus slightly below the vertex
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All primary afferents of the trigeminal nerve have their cell bodies in the trigeminal (semilunar) ganglion.
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Which part of the trigeminal nuclei runs between the pons and midbrain?
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The afferents of cell bodies located in the trigeminal ganglion terminate at the...
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The motor nucleus of V contains cell bodies for afferents that...
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innervate muscle of facial expression
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innervate tongue muscles
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innervate muscles of mastication
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innervate muscles of deglutition
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Just as in the spinal cerebral sensory pathways, there are three neurons for trigeminal cerebral pathways.
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At the level of the closed medulla...
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Which of these structures is continuous with the dorsal horn?
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Second order neurons of trigeminal pathway synapse at [blank_start]VPM thalamus[blank_end].
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This pathways has its primary afferents in the trigeminal ganglion. It then sends an axon to synapse at principal sensory nucleus of V. Axon of second order neuron synapses directly at VPM thalmus. Which is this pathway?
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Where do first order neurons that transmit pain sensation via the caudal trigeminal-thalamic pathway synapse?
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Neurons that communicate position sense of the jaw....
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have their 1st order neurons in the trigeminal ganglion
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have axons of their first order neurons pass through the trigeminal ganglion
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have the axons of 1st order neurons synapse at rostral part of spinal nucleus of V
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have 2nd order cell bodies located in the mesencephalic nucleus of V
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How many neurons are in the spino-cerebellar pathways?
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1st order neurons of the spinal cerebellar pathways synapse ipsilaterally.
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Compared to the dorsal column medial lemniscus pathway the dorsal-cuneo spinocerebellar pathway...
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is separated by lower and upper extremeties
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carries information about pain and temperature
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crosses the midline in the medulla
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none of these are true.
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The cuneo cerebellar pathways sends information levels ...... in the spinal cord, synapsing then traveling to the ..... cerebellum via the ......
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above T3....ipsilateral....inferior cerebellar penduncle
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above T3....ipsilateral....accessory cuneate nucleus
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above T6....contralateral....inferior cerebellar peduncle
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above T6....ipsilateral....accessory cuneate nucleus
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Where do fibers from the cuneu-cerebellar pathway that enter at levels C6 synapse?
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Nucleus cuneatus is to accessory nucleus as nucleus gracilis is to....
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spinal nucleus of V
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column of clarke
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substantian nigra
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The first order neuron for the information that goes from the lower limbs to the cerebellum is located...
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Visceral information from cranial nerves VII, IX and X synapse at the
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nucleus ambigiuus
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nucleus solitarus
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nucleus gracilis
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central gray
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The axons from the nucleus solitarus projects to....
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VPM
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hypothalamus
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amygdala
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all of these
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The process of stereognosis is mediated between what two regions of the cerebral cortex?
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posterior parietal and postcentral gyrus
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postcentral gyrus and precentral gyrus
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SII and postcentral gyrus
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anterior parietal and precentral gyrus
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Descending projections from primary sensory cortex to brainstem and spinal cord aid in the process of...