?(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 pathway labeled "3" in the image is the spinothalamic pathway, which carries pain information from the spinal cord to the thalamus in the brain. The other pathways listed (reticulospinal, rubrospinal, and corticospinal) do not primarily transmit pain information.

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