corticospinal tracts of spinal cord

corticospinal tracts of spinal cord
the two spinal cord tracts that are continuations of the pyramidal tract of the medulla oblongata; see tractus corticospinalis lateralis and tractus corticospinalis anterior. Called also pyramidal t's of spinal cord.

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