Which of the following sensation are transmitted by the Dorsal tract/Posterior column?
Fine touch
Pain
Temperature
All of the above
Fasciculus gracilis and fasciculus cuneatus occupy the posterior white funiculus of the spinal cord, and are, therefore, often referred to as the posterior column tracts. Functions: -components of sense of touch: Fine-touch Tactile touch Tactile localization Tactile discrimination Stereognosis. - proprioceptive impulses - sense of vibrations. Ref: guyton and hall textbook of medical physiology 12 edition page number: 691,692,693
Nervous system