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Lab 15: Descending (Motor) Tracts

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  • Lateral Corticospinal Tract

    Location: Lateral

    Function: general skeletal muscle motor signals to body

    • direct tract

  • Ventral Corticospinal Tract

    Location: Anterior

    Function: general skeletal muscle motor signals to body

    • direct tract

  • Tectospinal Tract

    Location: anterior

    Function: motor for coordinated movements of head and vision

    • indirect tract

  • Vestibulospinal Tract

    Location: anterior

    Function: helps maintain balance and posture

    • indirect tract

  • Medial Reticulospinal Tract

    Location: lateral

    Function: muscle tone, visceral motor functions, unskilled motor pathways

    • indirect tract

  • Lateral Reticulospinal

    Location: lateral

    Function: muscle tone, visceral motor functions, unskilled motor pathways

    • indirect tracts

  • Rubrospinal Tract

    Location: lateral

    Function: some upper limb movements

    • indirect tract