"Pyramidal Tracts" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D011712
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.854.633 A08.612.380.730
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| Concept/Terms |
Pyramidal Tracts- Pyramidal Tracts
- Pyramidal Tract
- Tract, Pyramidal
- Tracts, Pyramidal
Corticobulbar Tracts- Corticobulbar Tracts
- Corticobulbar Tract
- Tract, Corticobulbar
- Tracts, Corticobulbar
Corticospinal Tracts- Corticospinal Tracts
- Corticospinal Tract
- Tract, Corticospinal
- Tracts, Corticospinal
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