TRACTS
, • ASCENDING TRACTS OF SPINAL CORD
• Ascending tracts of spinal cord carry the impulses of various sensations
the brain.
• Pathway for each sensation is formed by two or three groups of neuron
which are:
1. First order neurons. Nerve cell bodies of these neurons are located i
the posterior (dorsal) nerve root ganglion.
2. Second order neurons
3. Third order neurons.
, • ASCENDING TRACTS OF SPINAL CORD
• Ascending tracts of spinal cord carry the impulses of various sensations
the brain.
• Pathway for each sensation is formed by two or three groups of neuron
which are:
1. First order neurons. Nerve cell bodies of these neurons are located i
the posterior (dorsal) nerve root ganglion.
2. Second order neurons
3. Third order neurons.