- pyramidal decussation
- pyramidal decussation n DECUSSATION OF PYRAMIDS
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decussation of pyramids decussatio pyramidum.
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Система Пирамидная, Путь Пирамидный (Pyramidal System) — система нервных волокон, по которым произвольные двигательные импульсы от пирамидных клеток, расположенных в коре предцентральной извилины, направляются к двигательным ядрам черепных нервов и передним рогам спинного мозга. Пирамидный путь делится … Медицинские термины
Corticospinal tract — Pyramidal tract redirects here. This page refers to the nerve fibres underlying the pyramids. For the actual area of the brain, Pyramids, see Pyramid of medulla oblongata. Brain: Corticospinal tract Deep dissection of brain stem. Lateral view. (… … Wikipedia
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