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The ascending tracts (upward) contain sensory nerves, that pass sensory information from the body to the brain.

The descending tracts (downward) contain motor nerves that activate the muscles in the body according to the brain's "commands".

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What kinds of nerves are in the upward tract and downward tract of the spinal cord?

The ascending tracts (upward) contain sensory nerves, that pass sensory information from the body to the brain. The descending tracts (downward) contain motor nerves that activate the muscles in the body according to the brain's "commands".


What kind of nerves are in the upward tract?

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what is the difference between ascending and descending tract?

An ascending tract goes upward. The descending tract goes downward.


The nerves of the gastrointestinal tract are referred to as?

The nerves of the gastrointestinal tract are referred to as the enteric nervous system. It controls the movement of food and secretions within the digestive system independently of the brain and spinal cord.


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What does the fasciculus cuneatus control?

Fasciculus ceneatus is a tract of nerves that are located in the spinal cord. Its main function is to transmit information from the arms.


What is the bundle of nerves that travels down through your vertebrae?

The bundle of nerves that travels down through your vertebrae is called the spinal cord. It is a long, cylindrical structure that carries signals between the brain and the rest of the body, controlling movement and sensation.


What carries sensory information to the spinal cord?

The major descending motor tract FROM the cerebrum is the corticospinal tract. The major ascending sensory tracts TO the cerebrum are the sensorimotor tract and the dorsal column lemniscal system.


What tract conducts impulse from the spinal cord to the thalamus?

to the spinothalamic tract


If the name of a spinal tract begins with the root spino-?

If the name of a spinal tract begins with the root "spino-," it typically indicates that the tract is involved in transmitting sensory information from the spinal cord to the brain. For example, the spinothalamic tract carries pain and temperature sensations, while the spinocerebellar tract conveys proprioceptive information to the cerebellum. Essentially, "spino-" suggests a pathway that originates in the spinal cord.


What spinal tract controls signals the control handwriting?

tectospinal tracts


A lateral tract in the spinal cord would be?

Rubrospinal