WorksheetsSpinal Cord Ascending and Descending Tracts Part1
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Gracile fasciculus is located on which funiculus?
Posterior
Ventral/Anterior
Lateral
Left Lateral
Cuneate fasciculus is located on which funiculus?
Posterior
Ventral/Anterior
Lateral
Left Lateral
Cuneate and Gracile Fasciculus are both part of the ______ tracts and both share the exact same functions except Cuneate is from level of T6 and up and Gracile is from level of T6 and below.
Ascending (Sensory)
Descending (Sensory)
Ascending (Motor)
Descending (Motor)
Spinothalamic Duct is located in the _____ funiculus and decussates at the _______.
Lateral and Anterior ; Medulla
Lateral and Anterior ; Spinal Cord
Anterior ; Medulla
Posterior ; Spinal Cord
The Spinothalamic Tract is part of the ______ tracts.
Ascending (Sensory)
Descending (motor)
Ascending (motor)
Descending (Sensory)
The spinothalamic tract functions include:
Sensation of Light touch, tickle, itch,
Sensation of Pain, Temperature and Pressure
Sensation of pain from tissue injury
Proprioception
The spinoreticular tract is part of the _____ tracts.
ascending (sensory)
descending (sensory)
ascending (motor)
descending (motor)
The spinoreticular tract decussates some of its fibers at the ____.
spinal cord
pons
medulla oblongata
The spinoreticular tract functions include:
Sensation of Light touch, tickle, itch,
Sensation of Pain, Temperature and Pressure
Sensation of pain from tissue injury
Proprioception
The posterior spinocerebellar tract is part of the _____ tracts.
ascending (sensory)
descending (sensory)
ascending (motor)
descending (motor)
The posterior spinocerebellar and anterior spinocerebellar are located at which funiculus?
Lateral
Anterior
Dorsal
The spinoreticular tract is located at which funiculus?
Lateral
Anterior
Dorsal
Lateral and Anterior
What is the function of the posterior and anterior spinocerebellar tracts?
Feedback from muscles (Proprioception)
Limb and trunk position below level of T6
Limb and trunk position below above of T6
Sensation of tissue injury
The posterior spinocerebellar and anterior spinocerebellar tracts share the same function (feedback from muscles *proprioception*) but the posterior's decussation is ____ and the anterior's decussation is the ____.
none; spinal cord
spinal cord; none
brain ; none
none ; brain
The lateral corticospinal tract is part of the ____ tracts.
ascending (sensory)
descending (motor)
ascending ( motor)
descending (motor)
The lateral corticospinal tract decussates at the____.
Medulla
Midbrain
Cerebellum
Spinal Cord
Both the lateral and anterior corticospinal tracts have the same function of :
Fine Control of Limbs
Balance and posture
Control of head position
The anterior corticospinal tract is part of the ____ tracts.
ascending (sensory)
descending (motor)
ascending ( motor)
descending (motor)
The anterior corticospinal tract decussates at the____.
Medulla
Midbrain
Cerebellum
Spinal Cord
The tectospinal tract is part of the ____ tracts.
ascending (sensory)
descending (motor)
ascending ( motor)
descending (motor)
The tectospinal tract decussates at the____.
Medulla
Midbrain
Cerebellum
Spinal Cord
The tectospinal tracts have the function of :
Fine Control of Limbs
Balance and posture
Control of head position
Reflexive head turning in response to visual and auditory stimuli
The tectospinal tract is part of which funiculus ?
lateral
anterior
posterior
The lateral reticulospinal tract is part of which funiculus ?
lateral
anterior
posterior
The lateral reticulospinal tracts have the function of :
Fine Control of Limbs
Balance and posture ; regulation of awareness of pain
Control of head position
Reflexive head turning in response to visual and auditory stimuli
The lateral reticulospinal tract decussates at the____.
Medulla
Midbrain
Cerebellum
it does not decussate
The Medial reticulospinal tract is part of which funiculus ?
lateral
anterior
posterior
The medial reticulospinal tract decussates at the____.
Medulla
Midbrain
Cerebellum
it does not decussate
The lateral vestibulospinal tract decussates at the____.
Medulla
Midbrain
Cerebellum
it does not decussate
The medial reticulospinal tracts have the function of :
Fine Control of Limbs
Balance and posture ; regulation of awareness of pain
Control of head position
Reflexive head turning in response to visual and auditory stimuli
The lateral vestibulospinal tract is part of the ____ tracts
ascending (Motor)
descending (motor)
ascending (sensory)
The anterior vestibulospinal tract is part of the ____ tracts
ascending (Motor)
descending (motor)
ascending (sensory)
The lateral vestibulospinal tracts have the function of :
Fine Control of Limbs
Balance and posture
Control of head position
Reflexive head turning in response to visual and auditory stimuli
The medial vestibulospinal tracts have the function of :
Fine Control of Limbs
Balance and posture
Control of head position
Reflexive head turning in response to visual and auditory stimuli
The medial vestibulospinal tract decussates at the____.
Medulla
Midbrain
Cerebellum
it does not decussate
