The pathway for the nociceptors (pain) and thermoreceptors (temperature) that travels up the contralateral side of spinal column is known as the ______.

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The spinothalamic pathway carries information of pain and temperature sensation up the contralateral side of the spinal cord. The dorsal column-medial lemniscal pathway carries information of touch and pressure up the ipsilateral (same) side of the spinal cord, and the ventral column-anterior spiral pathway does not exist. A-delta fiber tract refers to a specific type of pain-sensing nerve fiber, but it is not a pathway for sensory information to travel up the spinal cord.

The Pathway for the Nociceptors (Pain) and Thermoreceptors (Temperature) That