Which of the following sensation are transmitted by the Dorsal tract/Posterior column?
Correct Answer: Fine touch
Description: 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
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