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1
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What is the fibre class of the dorsal column medial lemniscus pathway?

A

Aa/Ab

2
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What modalities does the dorsal column medial lemniscus pathway carry?

A

fine touch, pressure, vibration and conscious proprioception

3
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What modalities does the spinothalamic tract carry?

A

pain; thermosensation; crude touch, itch and tickel

4
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What are hte fibre classes of spinothalamic tract?

A

Ad/C

5
Q

What levels of the spinal cord travel in the fasciculus gracilis?

A

T6 and below

6
Q

How are the areas of the spinal cord arranged in the dorsal column?

A

upper is lateral to lower medial

7
Q

What do second order neurones of the DCML cross in?

A

the great sensory decussation

8
Q

What nucleus do the second order neurones synapse within?

A

ventral posteriolateral nucleus of the thalamuc

9
Q

How do the thrid order neuones of the DCML travel to S1?

A

posterior internal capsule

10
Q

What is sterognosis?

A

ability to recognise an object by feeling it

11
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What is contrast enhancement?

A

the amplification in the differences in the activity of adjacent neurones at synapses

12
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How is contrast enhancement acheived?

A

lateral inhibition by inhibitory interneurones

13
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Where are the soma of trigeminal sensory neurones located?

A

in the trigeminal sensory ganglion

14
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What modality synapses in the chief trigeminal sensory nucleus

A

general tactile stimuli

15
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What modalities synapse in the spinal nucleus?

A

pain, temperature

16
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How do second order neurones of the trigeminothalamic pathway reach the thalamus?

A

via the trigeminal lemniscus

17
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What nucleus do the second order neurones of hte trigeminothalamic pathway synapse within?

A

ventroposteriormedial nucleus of thalamuc

18
Q

How do thrid order neurones of the trigeminothalamic pathway relay info to the cortex?

A

via the thalamocortical neurones

19
Q

What is the input to Brodmann’s area 3a?

A

proprioception

20
Q

What is the input to Brodmann’s area 3b?

A

cutaneous SA and RA receptors; BA 3a

21
Q

What is the input to Brodmann’s area 1?

A

cutaneous RA mechanoreceptors, BA 3a

22
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What is the input to BA2?

A

joint afferents; golgi tendon organs, deep tissues, BA3a and BA 3b

23
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What is the modality to BA3b?

A

touch- texture, shape and stimulus size

24
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What is the modlaity to BA1?

A

texture discrimination

25
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what is the modality to BA2?

A

object perception- stereognosis

26
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What are the Brodmanns areas from anterior to posterior?

A

3a–3b–1–2

27
Q

What separates the head from the face in the priamry somatosensory cortex?

A

the hand

28
Q

How many cell layers are there in the somatosensory cortex?

A

6

29
Q

What cell layer do thalamic inputs to S1 terminate?

A

layer IV

30
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How are the multiple somatotopic maps in the S1 arranged?

A

in parralel and mirror image