Spinal cord injury levels and their effects — Flashcards

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Neurons of the red nucleus (midbrain) that receive input from the emboliform and globose nuclei send descending axons via the contralateral _____ tract

Corticobulbar fibers arise in the _____ cortex

corticospinal tract (CST)

The axons of upper motoneurons of peripheral nerves are found in the _____ tract

Corticobulbar fibers arise in the _____ cortex

ID Tracts: _____

Hint: 2

The UMNs of the motor cortex that receive input from the VL nucleus (thalamus) send descending axons via the contralateral _____ tract

The corticospinal tract is located _____ (medially or laterally) throughout the brainstem

Spinal cord injury levels and their effects Flashcards for USMLE

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