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spinal tract
CNS white matter tract that extends into the spinal cord
Function:
- anterior tracts relay efferent information from the brain
- corticospinal tract
- rubrospinal tract
- tectospinal tract
- posterior tracts relay afferent information to the brain
- spinothalamic tract (pain & temperature)
- spinocerebellar tract
- fasciculus cuneatus
- fasciculus gracilis
- spinotectal tract
Specific
corticospinal tract
fasciculus cuneatus
fasciculus gracilis
rubrospinal tract
spinocerebellar tract
spinotectal tract
spinothalamic tract
tectospinal tract
General
CNS white matter tract
spinal cord structure
Properties
Component-of
spinal cord (spinal marrow)