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Ascending Sensory Pathways
A variety of Sensory receptorsscattered throughout the bodycan become activated by exteroceptive, interoceptive, or proprioceptive input. Exteroceptive input relays sensoryinformation about the body s interaction with the externalenvironment. Interoceptive input relays information aboutthe body s internal state, whereas proprioceptive input con-veys information about position sense from the body and its component parts. Each receptor is specialized to detectmechanical, chemical, nociceptive (L. nocere, to injure, painful ), or thermal stimuli. Activation of a Sensory recep-tor is converted into nerve impulses and this Sensory input isthen conveyed via the fibers of the cranial or spinal nerves totheir respective relay nuclei in the central nervous system(CNS). The Sensory information is then further processed as itprogresses, via the Ascending Sensory systems ( Pathways ),to the cerebral cortex or to the cerebellum.
Anatomically, the ascending sensory systems consist of three distinct pathways: the anterolateral system (ALS), the dorsal column–medial lemniscal …
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