The pathway

sensory

The somatic sensory system

1.Deep---Limbs and trunk
function: position sense,exercise sense, shake or vibrate sense.
Fine Touch(discriminating)
1)The Medial lemniscal System(conscious)
2)Spinocerebellar tract(unconscious)----lower limbs and inf. Part
of the trunk
Ant.---delicate movements of single M., posture, coordinate
post.---coordinate movement and posture of all M. in the limb
2.Superficial---trunk and limbs,head and face
function: Thermal sense ,pain,touch
1)Spinothalamic system: Anterior (crude tactile, pressure)
Lateral (thermal, pain)

2)Trigeminal lemniscal system(head and face)

 3.auditory pathway
4.visual pathway
5.pupillary light reflex

1.Deep sensation
pathway
(conscious)

From M, tendon,
joint

1st relay(neuron)
Spinal ganglion
--Gracile fascicle
(Below T5 seg.)
--Cuneate fascicle
(upper T4)
2nd relay(neuron)
Gracile nucleus
Cuneate nucleus
--Internal arcuate fibres

Decussation of
Medial lemniscus
-- Medial lemniscus

3rd relay(neuron)
Ventral posterolateral
nucleus of thalamus
--thalamocortical tract
radiation (central
thalamic radiation)
---through Posterior limb
of Internal capsule
----to Sup.2/3 Postcentral
gyrus and post. Part of
the paracentral lobule

2.Superficial
sensation pathway

From skin receptor

1st relay
Spinal ganglion
2nd relay
Dorsal horn of spinal
cord(neurons)
--Decussationant.
White commissure
Anterior spinothalamic
tract (crude tactile,
pressure)
Lateral spinothalamic
tract (pain, temperature)

3rd relay
Ventral posterior lateral
nucleus
of dorsal thalamus
--thalamocortical tract
(central thalamic
radiation)
---through Posterior limb
of internal capsule
To- -Sup. 2/3 Postcentral
gyrus and post. Part of
the paracentral lobule

3.Face and head

sensory pathway
Pain, thermal
Sensation
Touch, pressure
sense

1st relay
Trigeminal ganglion
(semilunar)
----Trigeminal nerve
1).Ascending branch to
pontine nucleus of
trigeminal N(tactile sense)
2).Descending fiberto
spinal nucleus of trigeminal
N(pain, temperature)
2nd relay
pontine nucleus of
trigeminal N, spinal
nucleus of trigeminal N

To opposite side ,join the

Trigeminal lemniscus
3rd relay
Ventral posterior medial
nucleus of dorsal thalamus
--thalamocortical tract
---through
-----Posterior limb of
the internal capsule
-----Postcentral gyrus
(inferior part)

.The visual pathway

Light (rod and cone cells)--- 1.retina bipolar
cells2.ganglionic cells---- optic nerve-optic chiasma--- optic tract----3. lateral
geniculate bodyoptic radiation----through
retrolentiform part(posterior limb) of the
internal capsule--- --- upper and lower lips
of

the calcarine sulcus

Pupillary light reflex

Light --- retina--- optic nerve-- optic chiasma
-- optic tract--- brachium of the superior

colliculus

--- pretectal area

--- accessory oculomotor nuclei (Edinger-Westphal)
of both side--- oculomotor nerve--- ciliary

ganglion-- pupilary sphincters

Direct-Indirect--

.The auditory system

(Hearing)
From spiral organ
1st relay
Spiral ganglion(cochlear
ganglion)cochlear N

2nd relay
Cochlear nuclei
Trapezoid body-Lateral lemniscus

3rd relay
Inferior colliculus
Brachium of inferior
colliculus
4th relay
Medial geniculate body
Sublentiform part
Acoustic radiation
-To Transverse temporal
gyrus