pyramidal tracts

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Definition of pyramidal tracts in English English dictionary

plural form of pyramidal tract

Related Terms

pyramidal tract

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

pyramidal tract

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

pyramidal tract

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

Hyphenation

py·ra·mi·dal tracts

Turkish pronunciation

pırämıdıl träkts

Pronunciation

/pərˈamədəl ˈtrakts/ /pɜrˈæmədəl ˈtrækts/