Sensory Pathways | Touch/Proprioception vs Pain/Temperature

Fine touch travels up the spinal cord on the __________ side from where it enters.

Same

The first neuron synapses at the __________ where it crosses to the opposite side.

Medulla

The structure known as the __________ is the sorting center for sensory information in the brain.

Thalamus

Pain synapses in the spinal cord and travels up the spinal cord on the __________ side.

Opposing

The outer layer of the brain, which is only a couple of millimeters thick, is called the __________.

Cortex

If information does not reach the __________, a person is not aware of sensory experiences.

Cortex

The phenomenon described when there is a sensory loss due to a one-sided spinal cord injury is called __________.

Brown-Séquard syndrome

When someone pricks a finger, it stimulates __________ receptors.

Pain