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* Also named colliculospinal tract | * Also named colliculospinal tract | ||
* It is part of the extrapyramidal system | * It is part of the [[Extrapyramidal|extrapyramidal system]] | ||
* It connects midbrain tectum (superior colliculus) and cervical regions of the spinal cord. | |||
* It is responsible for motor impulses that arise from one side of the midbrain to muscles on the '''opposite side of the body''' (contralateral). | * It is responsible for motor impulses that arise from one side of the midbrain to muscles on the '''opposite side of the body''' (contralateral).<ref>Reynolds N, Al Khalili Y. Neuroanatomy, Tectospinal Tract. 2023 Jul 24. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan–. PMID: 31751106.</ref> | ||
* It coordinates head and eye movements. It mediate reflex postural movements of the head in response to visual and auditory stimuli. | |||
=== Function === | |||
* It coordinates head and eye movements. | |||
* It mediate reflex postural movements of the head in response to visual and auditory stimuli. | |||
Revision as of 23:01, 29 September 2023
Clinic
- Also named colliculospinal tract
- It is part of the extrapyramidal system
- It connects midbrain tectum (superior colliculus) and cervical regions of the spinal cord.
- It is responsible for motor impulses that arise from one side of the midbrain to muscles on the opposite side of the body (contralateral).[1]
Function
- It coordinates head and eye movements.
- It mediate reflex postural movements of the head in response to visual and auditory stimuli.
- ↑ Reynolds N, Al Khalili Y. Neuroanatomy, Tectospinal Tract. 2023 Jul 24. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan–. PMID: 31751106.