KROK 1 2020 – Question 10 · KROK (Medicine) · Human Anatomy
A pathological process involves conduction pathways of the spinal cord, resulting in disturbed pain sensation in the skin and muscles. What pathways are affected?
- A. Spinothalamic
- B. Anterior spinocerebellar
- C. Lateral corticospinal
- D. Medial corticospinal
- E. Ventral spinocerebellar
Hint
Decide whether the disturbed function is sensory or motor, and which sensory modality travels in which tract of the spinal white matter.
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