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Pyramidal Tracts  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Fibers that arise from cells within the cerebral cortex, pass through the medullary pyramid, and descend in the spinal cord. Many authorities say the pyramidal tracts include both the corticospinal and corticobulbar tracts.

In other languages

  • French

  • Faisceau pyramidal
  • Faisceaux pyramidaux
  • Tractus pyramidal
  • Voies pyramidales

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-CFZ99N0C-R

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