Chapter 15, Problem 1CT

Summary Introduction

To analyze:

The part of the spinal cord responsible for the condition of Cindy, a patient who has no pain sensation on the lower limb and left hip, while the sensation is felt normally in other parts of the patient.

Introduction:

In the human body, there are many sensory neurons that deliver information to central nervous system regularly. There are also a huge number of motor neurons that help the body to respond according to the stimulus. Both sensory neurons and motor neurons move in the spinal cord by different tracts. The sensory tracts deliver information to the brain from the periphery. The motor tracts deliver information to the periphery from the brain.