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pyramidal tract

DEFINITIONS OF: pyramidal tract

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n 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 root of the spinal cord

Synonyms:
corticospinal tract, pyramidal motor system
Type of:
efferent, efferent nerve, motor nerve
a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands
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