Upper motor neuron anatomy US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Upper motor neuron anatomy Flashcard Deck - 8 Cards
Flashcard 1: The UMNs of the motor cortex that receive input from the VL nucleus (thalamus) send descending axons via the contralateral _____ tract
Answer: corticospinal
Flashcard 2: The corticospinal tract is located _____ (medially or laterally) throughout the brainstem
Answer: medially
Flashcard 3: corticospinal tract (CST)
Answer: motor innervation
Extra: caudal medulla
Number 5
Flashcard 4: The axons of upper motoneurons of peripheral nerves are found in the _____ tract
Answer: corticospinal
Extra:
Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/neuroanatomy/videos/spinal-cord-tracts?index=2]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/neuroscience/brainstem/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 5: Corticobulbar fibers arise in the _____ cortex
Answer: primary motor
Extra:
Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/neuroanatomy/videos/spinal-cord-tracts?index=6]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/neuroscience/cranial-nerves/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 6: ID Tracts: _____
Answer: Corticospinal and Corticobulbar tracts
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/neuroscience/brainstem/acquire?ref=anki
Netters:
Other:
Flashcard 7: Corticobulbar fibers arise in the _____ cortex
Answer: primary motor
Flashcard 8: Neurons of the red nucleus (midbrain) that receive input from the emboliform and globose nuclei send descending axons via the contralateral _____ tract
Answer: rubrospinal
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