Tectospinal tract

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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.
  1. ↑ Reynolds N, Al Khalili Y. Neuroanatomy, Tectospinal Tract. 2023 Jul 24. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan–. PMID: 31751106.
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