Specific ascending pathways
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All of the following descriptions refer to specific ascending pathways except one: (a) they include the fasciculus gracilis and fasciculus cuneatus, which terminate in the thalamus; (b) they include a chain of three neurons; (c) their connections are diffuse and polymodal; (d) they are concerned with precise transmission of one or a few related sensory modalities.
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POSTERIOR COLUMN-MEDIAL LEMNISCUS SENSORY (ASCENDING) PATHWAY TO THE CEREBRAL CORTEX
Sensory ascending pathways involving the fasciculus gracilis and fasciculus cuneatus do not terminate in the thalamus.
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It is called the posterior column-medial ...
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