vestibulospinal tract

vestibulospinal tract
vestibulospinal tract n a nerve tract on each side of the central nervous system containing nerve fibers that arise from cell bodies in the lateral vestibular nucleus on one side of the medulla oblongata and that descend on the same side in the lateral and anterior funiculi of the spinal cord to synapse with motor neurons in the ventral roots

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  • Vestibulospinal tract — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = tractus vestibulospinalis GraySubject = 185 GrayPage = 760 Caption = Vestibulospinal tract is 2c, in red at bottom center. Caption2 = Diagram of the principal fasciculi of the spinal cord. (Vestibulospinal… …   Wikipedia

  • Medial vestibulospinal tract — Brain: Medial vestibulospinal tract Vestibulospinal tract is 2c, in red at bottom center …   Wikipedia

  • vestibulospinal tract lateral — tractus vestibulospinalis lateralis …   Medical dictionary

  • vestibulospinal tract medial — tractus vestibulospinalis medialis …   Medical dictionary

  • 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

  • vestibulospinal — See lateral v. tract. * * * ves·tib·u·lo·spi·nal ve .stib yə lō spī nəl adj of, relating to, or being the vestibulospinal tracts …   Medical dictionary

  • vestibulospinal — ve|stibyələ+ adjective Etymology: vestibule + o + spinal : of, relating to, or being a nerve tract passing from the nuclei of the vestibular nerve in the medulla down the spinal cord …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

  • Corticobulbar tract — Brain: Corticobulbar tract Components and location of the corticobulbar tract. Latin tractus corticonuclearis NeuroNames …   Wikipedia

  • Dorsal trigeminal tract — Brain: Dorsal trigeminal tract NeuroNames hier 602 NeuroLex ID birnlex 1718 The dorsal trigeminal tract (dorsal trigeminothalamic tract, or lemniscus) is a tract which receives signals from …   Wikipedia

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