reticulospinal tract

reticulospinal tract
re·tic·u·lo·spi·nal tract ri-.tik-yə-lō-.spī-nəl- n a tract of nerve fibers that originates in the reticular formation of the pons and medulla oblongata and descends to the spinal cord

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reticulospinal tract, anterior tractus reticulospinalis anterior.

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