Ascending and Descending tracts

What is the name of the tract that carries sensory information from the body to the brain?

• ascending tract
• descending tract
• commissural tract
• association tract

What is the name of the tract that carries motor commands from the brain to the muscles and glands?

• descending tract
• ascending tract
• commissural tract
• association tract

What is the name of the tract that connects the two sides of the brain and enables communication between them?

• commissural tract
• ascending tract
• descending tract
• association tract

What is the name of the tract that connects different regions of the brain within the same hemisphere and enables communication between them?

• association tract
• ascending tract
• descending tract
• commissural tract

What is the main function of the spinothalamic tract?

• carrying sensory information about touch, pressure and temperature from the body to the brain
• carrying motor commands from the brain to the muscles and glands
• connecting the two sides of the brain
• connecting different regions of the brain within the same hemisphere

What is the main function of the dorsal column-medial lemniscus pathway?

• carrying sensory information about touch, pressure and temperature from the body to the brain
• carrying motor commands from the brain to the muscles and glands
• connecting the two sides of the brain
• connecting different regions of the brain within the same hemisphere

What is the main function of the corticospinal tract?

• carrying sensory information about touch, pressure and temperature from the body to the brain
• carrying motor commands from the brain to the muscles and glands
• connecting the two sides of the brain
• connecting different regions of the brain within the same hemisphere

What is the main function of the reticulospinal tract?

• controlling muscle tone and posture
• carrying sensory information about touch, pressure and temperature from the body to the brain
• carrying motor commands from the brain to the muscles and glands
• connecting the two sides of the brain

What is the main function of the tectospinal tract?

• controlling eye movements and head turning
• controlling muscle tone and posture
• carrying sensory information about touch, pressure and temperature from the body to the brain
• carrying motor commands from the brain to the muscles and glands

What is the main function of the vestibulospinal tract?

• controlling muscle tone and posture
• controlling eye movements and head turning
• carrying sensory information about touch, pressure and temperature from the body to the brain
• carrying motor commands from the brain to the muscles and glands