The two major ascending tracts in the spinal cord carry somatic sensory stimuli to the third-order neurons in the thalamus of the brain.

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The two major ascending tracts in the spinal cord are the spinothalamic tract and the dorsal column medial lemniscus tract. Both of these tracts carry somatic sensory stimuli to the thalamus of the brain where they synapse with third-order neurons.

The Two Major Ascending Tracts in the Spinal Cord Carry