Chapter 15, Problem 4RFT

Summary Introduction

To review:

Match the term posterior column with the most closely related description given below:

Second order

Pain, temperature, crude touch, pressure

Voluntary control skeletal muscle

Subconscious control of distal limb musculature

Afferent

Information about “what,” “where,” and “when”

Unconscious proprioception

Crossover

Position change noise-related

Introduction:

The posterior columns are also known as the dorsal columns. They transmit proprioceptive signals. They carry signals from the muscles, bone, ligaments, and tendons about the pressure, the position of the body, detection of motion, and vibrations.