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== Description == | == Description == | ||
The corticospinal tract contains bundles of axons which originate in the cerebral cortex and descend to synapse within the brainstem or spinal cord. The neurones are called "upper motor neurones". <ref name="Bear 2001">Bear MF, Connors BW, Paradiso. Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain, Michael A. Paradiso. Edition 2, illustrated. Lippincott Williams &amp; Wilkins, 2001</ref> | The corticospinal tract contains bundles of axons which originate in the cerebral cortex and descend to synapse within the brainstem or spinal cord. The neurones are called "upper motor neurones". <ref name="Bear 2001">Bear MF, Connors BW, Paradiso. Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain, Michael A. Paradiso. Edition 2, illustrated. Lippincott Williams &amp;amp; Wilkins, 2001</ref> | ||
== Anatomy == | == Anatomy == | ||
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=== [[Image:Corticospinal.jpg|frame|right]]Origin === | === [[Image:Corticospinal.jpg|frame|right]]Origin === | ||
- 60 % fibres originate from the primary motor area, the premotor area, and the supplementary motor area of the frontal lobe | - 60 % fibres originate from the primary motor area, the premotor area, and the supplementary motor area of the frontal lobe | ||
- Other fibres originate from the primary <br>sensory area, the parietal cortex and the parietal operculum <ref name="Bear 2001" /><br> | - Other fibres originate from the primary <br>sensory area, the parietal cortex and the parietal operculum <ref name="Bear 2001" /><br> | ||
=== Course / Path === | === Course / Path === |
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Description[edit | edit source]
The corticospinal tract contains bundles of axons which originate in the cerebral cortex and descend to synapse within the brainstem or spinal cord. The neurones are called "upper motor neurones". [1]
Anatomy[edit | edit source]
Origin[edit | edit source]
- 60 % fibres originate from the primary motor area, the premotor area, and the supplementary motor area of the frontal lobe
- Other fibres originate from the primary
sensory area, the parietal cortex and the parietal operculum [1]
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