pontoreticulospinal tract
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tract — An elongated area, e.g., path, track, way. SEE ALSO: fascicle. SYN: tractus. [L. tractus, a drawing out] alimentary t. SYN: digestive t.. anterior corticospinal t. uncrossed fibers forming a small bundle in the anterior funiculus of the … Medical dictionary
tractus — SYN: tract. [L. a drawing, drawing out, extent, tract, fr. traho, pp. t., to draw] t. anterolaterales SYN: anterolateral system. t. bulboreticulospinalis [TA] SYN: bulboreticulospinal tract. t. caeruleospinalis [TA] SYN: caerulospinal tract. t.… … Medical dictionary
tractus pontoreticulospinalis — [TA] pontoreticulospinal tract: a group of reticulospinal nerve fibers in the lateral funiculus of the spinal cord, arising in the pontobulbar region. Called also medial reticulospinal tract … Medical dictionary