See Also: tractus pyramidalis lateralis(medicine)
tractus pyramidalis(medicine)
tractus pyramidalis anterior(medicine)
fasciculus pyramidalis lateralis(medicine)
tractus corticospinalis lateralis(medicine)
tractus spinothalamicus lateralis(medicine)
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vena ventriculi lateralis lateralis(medicine)
pyramidalis(medicine)
musculus pyramidalis(medicine)

tractus pyramidalis lateralis (medicine)


tractus pyramidalis lateralis -->
lateral pyramidal tract


Those fibres of the pyramidal tract that cross to the opposite side in the pyramidal decussation and descend in the dorsal half of the lateral funiculus of the spinal cord; they are distributed throughout the length of the spinal cord to interneurons of the zona intermedia of the spinal gray matter.

See: pyramidal tract.

Synonym: tractus corticospinalis lateralis, tractus pyramidalis lateralis, crossed pyramidal tract, fasciculus corticospinalis lateralis, fasciculus pyramidalis lateralis, lateral corticospinal tract, lateral pyramidal fasciculus.