Question

Sensory nerve fibres forming ascending tracts in white matter of spinal cord are located in ____________.

Options

• Dorsal funiculi

• Lateral funiculi

• Dorsal horn

• Ventral funiculi

Answer 1

Sensory nerve fibres forming ascending tracts in white matter of spinal cord are located in Dorsal funiculi.

Explanation:

Dorsal funiculi are connected to a cluster of unipolar neurons in the dorsal root ganglia that create sensory nerve fibres. Ventral has a motor function, and associations in the grey matter connect sensory and motor functions.