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Medial (anterior) Corticospinal (motor) Pathway Flashcards

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Function

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Control of voluntary muscles in body

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Source

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Primary, supplemental & premotor cortex

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1st synapse

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Alpha- & gamma- motor neurons in ventral horn of SC

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Brainstem pathway

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Medial corticospinal tract; cerebral peduncles in anterior brainstem

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5
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Decussates?

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Near spinal level of synapse

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SC tract

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Medial (anterior) CST; ventral (anterior) funiculus

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Final target

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Skeletal muscle; trunk

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