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Nervous Pathways
A&P 201
Term | Definition |
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Afferent Neurons | Carry information from the PNS to the CNS |
Ascending Tracts | Collections of axons that carry information through the spinal cord to the brain. |
Descending Tracts | Collection of axons that carry information from the brain to neurons in the spinal cord. |
Efferent Neurons | Carry information from the CNS to the effectors. |
Ascending Tracts | Includes the spinothalamic pathways |
Descending Tracts | Includes the corticospinal pathways |