True about medial lemniscus system: (A) Formed from fasciculus gracilis and cuneatus, (B) Carries discriminative touch and proprioception, (C) Convey pain and temperature, (D) Joins spinothalamic tract
Answer is A. Formed from fasciculus gracilis and cuneatus; b. carries discriminative touch and proprioception. Five sensations (pressure, discriminative touch, vibration, stereognosis and proprioception) are carried by dorsal column (fasciculus gracilis and cuneatus) of spinal cord and synapse in the respective nuclei in the lower medulla. Ref: Gray's 39e/p-227