pyramidal tract

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Definition of pyramidal tract in English English dictionary

A major collection of axons that transmits nerve impulses from the motor cortex to the spinal cord

A major pathway of the central nervous system, originating in the sensorimotor areas of the cerebral cortex and generally descending through the brainstem to the spinal cord. The fibers of the pyramidal tract transmit motor impulses that function in the control of voluntary movement

any of the important motor nerves on each side of the central nervous system that run from the sensorimotor areas of the cortex through the brainstem to motor neurons of the cranial nerve nuclei and the ventral horn of the spinal cord

Related Terms

pyramidal tracts

plural form of pyramidal tract

Hyphenation

py·ra·mi·dal tract

Turkish pronunciation

pırämıdıl träkt

Pronunciation

/pərˈamədəl ˈtrakt/ /pɜrˈæmədəl ˈtrækt/