Figure 14- 1 Spinothalamic Tracts

question 156

Multiple Choice

Figure 14- 1 Spinothalamic Tracts
Use Figure 14- 1 to answer the following questions:
-Identify the type of information that travels along the structure labeled "2."

• A) pain and crude touch sensations
• B) visceral motor commands to smooth muscle
• C) motor commands to skeletal muscles
• D) proprioception to the cerebral cortex
• E) fine touch to the cerebral cortex

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