Preferred Name | corticospinal tract | |
Synonyms |
pyramidal tract pyramid (Willis) corticospinal fibers fibrae corticospinales tractus pyramidalis fasciculus pyramidalis tractus corticospinalis tractus cortico-spinalis fasciculus cerebro-spinalis |
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Definitions |
The corticospinal fibers that arise from the pyramidal cells within the cerebral cortex layer V of the precentral motor area, the premotor area and the postcentral gyrus, then descend into and through the medulla to form the lateral corticospinal tract and the anterior corticospinal tract. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002707 |
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definition |
The corticospinal fibers that arise from the pyramidal cells within the cerebral cortex layer V of the precentral motor area, the premotor area and the postcentral gyrus, then descend into and through the medulla to form the lateral corticospinal tract and the anterior corticospinal tract. |
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has_broad_synonym |
pyramidal tract |
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has_exact_synonym |
pyramid (Willis) corticospinal fibers fibrae corticospinales tractus pyramidalis fasciculus pyramidalis tractus corticospinalis tractus cortico-spinalis fasciculus cerebro-spinalis |
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label |
corticospinal tract |
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UBERON:0002707 |
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prefLabel |
corticospinal tract |
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