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What is the primary aim of the sensory examination?
What is the primary aim of the sensory examination?
Which of the following is not a step in determining the location of a lesion in the sensory pathway?
Which of the following is not a step in determining the location of a lesion in the sensory pathway?
What is the first order neuron in the anterolateral spinothalamic tract pathway?
What is the first order neuron in the anterolateral spinothalamic tract pathway?
Where do the axons of the second order neuron in the anterolateral spinothalamic tract pathway project?
Where do the axons of the second order neuron in the anterolateral spinothalamic tract pathway project?
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What is the function of the third order neuron in the anterolateral spinothalamic tract pathway?
What is the function of the third order neuron in the anterolateral spinothalamic tract pathway?
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What is the purpose of the dermatome map?
What is the purpose of the dermatome map?
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Where do the first order neurons of the dorsal-lemniscal tract pathway ascend to reach in the lower medulla oblongata?
Where do the first order neurons of the dorsal-lemniscal tract pathway ascend to reach in the lower medulla oblongata?
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What happens when there is a lesion in the peripheral nerves along the dorsal-lemniscal tract pathway?
What happens when there is a lesion in the peripheral nerves along the dorsal-lemniscal tract pathway?
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In the dorsal-lemniscal tract pathway, where does the second order neuron's cell body reside?
In the dorsal-lemniscal tract pathway, where does the second order neuron's cell body reside?
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What is the main consequence of lesions in the spinal roots along the dorsal-lemniscal tract pathway?
What is the main consequence of lesions in the spinal roots along the dorsal-lemniscal tract pathway?
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Which area is directly affected by lesions in the somatic sensory area along the dorsal-lemniscal tract pathway?
Which area is directly affected by lesions in the somatic sensory area along the dorsal-lemniscal tract pathway?
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What type of sensory loss would be expected from lesions of the tracts along the spinal cord in the dorsal-lemniscal tract pathway?
What type of sensory loss would be expected from lesions of the tracts along the spinal cord in the dorsal-lemniscal tract pathway?
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Which receptor is responsible for the sense of position?
Which receptor is responsible for the sense of position?
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Which afferent nerve fibers carry information about vibration sense?
Which afferent nerve fibers carry information about vibration sense?
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Which tract is involved in carrying information about position sense and vibration sense?
Which tract is involved in carrying information about position sense and vibration sense?
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Which receptor is responsible for detecting lower frequency vibrations?
Which receptor is responsible for detecting lower frequency vibrations?
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Which of the following receptors is responsible for the sense of weight or pressure?
Which of the following receptors is responsible for the sense of weight or pressure?
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Which of the following tests is used to assess the sense of position?
Which of the following tests is used to assess the sense of position?
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