The anterior spinocerebellar tract transmits information from which of the following?

A. Arms and upper half of the body
B. Legs and the lower half of the body
C. Cervical spinal cord
D. Thoracolumbar spinal cord


ANS: D
Rationale: The anterior spinocerebellar tract transmits information from the thoracolumbar spinal cord. The tract begins with cell bodies in the lateral and ventral horns, in the area of the spinal cord containing the most interneurons. The rostral spinocerebellar tract transmits information from the cervical spinal cord to the ipsilateral cerebellum via the inferior and superior cerebellar peduncles.

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