Anterolateral System

1
Anterolateral System

• The most important pathway for conveying pain
  sensations from one side of the body to the
  opposite side of the brain. It also carries
  thermal, crude touch, and pressure information.

2
Anterolateral System (Also referred to as the
Spinothalamic Tract )

• Cerebral Cortex
• VPL of Thalamus
• Caudal Medulla
• (Joined by crossing
• medial lemniscal tract)
• Cervical Spinal Cord
• Lumbar Spinal Cord

Synapses in Nucleus Proprius of Dorsal Horn
and crosses Dorsal Root Ganglia