This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Nervous System, Subject name: Physiology
Proprioception is mediated by: 
Select and explain. 
A. Lateral spinothalamic tract, B. Ventral spinothalamic tract, C. Dorsal column, D. Corticospinal tract
C: Dorsal column
Answer: C: Dorsal column 
Explanation: (C) Dorsal column # Dorsal columns carry most of the proprioceptive information to the cerebellum (but some passes via. medial lemnisci and tha amic radiations to the cortex).> Diseases of dorsal columns produce sensory ataxia because of the interruption of proprioceptive input to the cerebellum.