Ophthalmology
Learning Units
Section 1
Section 1
Pain Tutorial
Ascending and descending pathways of the spinal cord
Introduction
Learning Objectives
Case Report
Differential Diagnosis
Identifying CNS Structures
Major pathways of nociceptive somatosensation
Major pathways of non-nociceptive mechanical somatosensation
Motor Output (Efferent) Pathways
Identifying CNS tracts
Tracts affected by the compression lesion
Primary (first order) or Secondary (second order) afferent (sensory) neurons
Self-Assessment Questions
Conclusion
Learning Objectives
Know the general layout of spinal cord pathways and name them.
Be able to relate the spinal cord pathways to their function.
Understand the somatotopic organization of spinal cord pathways.
Know how vertebral segments and spinal nerves are named.
Know that spinal cord pathways decussate and where they do so.
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