Descending Motor Pathways: Lateral/Ventromedial overview

Question 1

Lateral tracts control

Answer 1

independent limb movement, i.e., R and L sides make different movements or one side moves while other does not

Question 2

Ventromedial tracts control

Answer 2

more automatic, gross movements of trunk and limbs involved in posture and walking; i.e., a. R and L sides are moving reciprocally or in a coordinated fashion