| Term | Definition |
| Dorsal columns/medial lemniscal | proprioception, vibration, tactile discrimination |
| Spinothalamic (Lateral) | pain and temperature |
| Spinothalamic (Anterior) | crude touch |
| Spinocerebellar | proprioception from muscle spindle GTO, touch and pressure receptors |
| Spinoreticular | deep and chronic pain |
| Corticospinal | voluntary motor control |
| Vestibulospinal | muscle tone, antigravity muscles, postural reflexes |
| Rubrospinal | assist in motor function |
| Reticulospinal | modifies pain sensation, influence gamma motor neurons and spinal reflexes |
| Tectospinal | head turning responses in response to visual stimuli |