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Sensory Nerve Tracts

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Tract Name
Function
Origin
Course
Termination
Laterality
Spinothalamic Tract 1   Pain and temp   DRG   dorsal root either directly to lamina II or Lissauer's   Lamina II   ipsi  
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Spinothalamic Tract 2   Pain and temp   Lamina I, V (interneurons coming from lamina II)   ventral white commissure   VPL of thalamus   Contra (crosses at ventral white commissure)  
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Spinothalmic Tract 3   Pain and temp   VPL   post limb of IC   Broadman's Area 3,1,2   ipsi  
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Spinoreticular Tract   arousing affect of painful stimuli, impact of pain on muscle tone   Lamina I, V (spinothalamic tract part 2)   with spinothalamic tract   reticular formation of medulla, pons, and midbrain   contra ((crosses at ventral white commissure with spinothalamic tract)  
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Dorsal Columns/Medial Lemniscus 1   Touch and Proprioception   DRG   fasciculus cuneatus and fasciculus gracilis (above T6), fasciculus gracilis only below T6   nucleus cuneatus (upper body) or nucleus gracilis (lower body)   ipsi  
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Dorsal Columns/Medial Lemiscus 2   Touch and Proprioception   nucleus gracilis or nucleus cuneatus   sensory decussation to medial lemiscus   VPL of thalamus   contra (crosses at the sensory decussation-internal arcuate fibers)  
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Dorsal Columns/Medial Lemiscus 3   Touch and Proprioception   VPL   post limb of IC   Broadmans' Area 3,1,2   ipsi  
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