Itch pathway

Free nerve endings
↓
C fibers
↓
Dorsal root ganglion
↓
Dorsal horn of spinal cord
↓
Crosses to opposite side
↓
Anterolateral (spinothalamic) pathway
↓
Thalamus
↓
Somatosensory cortex

Free nerve endings
↓
C fibers
↓
Dorsal root ganglion
↓
Dorsal horn of spinal cord
↓
Crosses to opposite side
↓
Anterolateral (spinothalamic) pathway
↓
Thalamus
↓
Somatosensory cortex