Corticospinal (Pyramidal) Tract Flashcards by Danny Tudor | Brainscape

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Corticospinal (Pyramidal) Tract Function:

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Purely motor pathway:

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Corticospinal (Pyramidal) Tract Originates

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In Betz Cells (neurons) in forebrain cortex

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Corticospinal (Pyramidal) Tract Axons travel

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via posterior limb of internal capsule

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Axons Decussate

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with pyramids in brainstem

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From brainstem axons descend thru

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spinal cord as lateral corticospinal tract

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Axons Synapse with

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lower motor neuron in anterior horn

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