The major descending motor pathways for movement Flashcards

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The lateral pathway structure

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the lateral pathway originate in the cortex

composed of 3 tracts- lateral corticospinal, corticobulbar, and rubrospinal tracts

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the lateral pathway function

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controls voluntary independent limb movements

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lateral corticospinal tract

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lateral corticospinal tract= axons of cortical neurons that terminate in the grey matter of the spinal cord which stem from the primary motor cortex, Responsible for control of arms, hands, fingers, legs, toes (Known as trunk movements)

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corticobulbar tract=

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corticobulbar= control movement of the face, neck, tongue, and parts of our eye muscle

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rubrospinal tract

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Rubrospinal= originates in the red nucleus to control movement of forearms and hands.

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