(see Figure 7.23)

-Pain information travels through the spinal cord to the brain along the pathway labeled "3" in this image. What is the name of this pathway?
A)the reticulospinal tract
B)the rubrospinal tract
C)the spinothalamic pathway
D)the corticospinal tract

Question

(see Figure 7.23)
 
-Pain information travels through the spinal cord to the brain along the pathway labeled "3" in this image. What is the name of this pathway?​ 
A)the reticulospinal tract 
B)the rubrospinal tract 
C)the spinothalamic pathway 
D)the corticospinal tract

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The spinothalamic pathway is responsible for carrying pain information from the spinal cord to the thalamus in the brain. The other pathways listed are not specifically associated with pain transmission.

(See Figure 7.23) -Pain Information Travels Through the Spinal Cord to the Brain