An illustration depicts the lateral corticospinal tract which shows the axon passes through the lateral intermediate zone, and lateral motor nuclei in the spinal cord, pyramidal decussation in cervicomedullary junction, pyramid in the rostral medulla, basis pontis in the pons, basis pedunculi in the midbrain, and reaches the cerebral cortex via internal capsule in the posterior limb.
FIGURE 6.11 Descending Motor Pathways Illustrated on this page, overleaf, and p. 236 (see also Table 6.3). (A) Lateral corticospinal tract.

 

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