Nervous system & sense organs
Lateral corticospinal tract
Tractus corticospinalis lateralis
- System
- Nervous system & sense organs
- Part of
- Lateral funiculus
DescriptionUnreviewed
The lateral corticospinal tract (also called the crossed pyramidal tract or lateral cerebrospinal fasciculus) is the largest part of the corticospinal tract.
It extends throughout the entire length of the spinal cord, and on transverse section appears as an oval area in front of the posterior column and medial to the posterior spinocerebellar tract.
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Names
- Latin
- Tractus corticospinalis lateralis
- English
- Lateral corticospinal tract
- French
- Faisceau corticospinal latéral
- Spanish
- Tracto corticoespinal lateral
- Portuguese
- Trato corticoespinhal lateral