pyramidal tract

noun

A major collection of axons that transmits nerve impulses from the motor cortex to the spinal cord.

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pyramidal motor systemcorticospinal tract
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Meanings

nounpyramidal tract (plural pyramidal tracts)

plural pyramidal tracts

  1. anatomyA major collection of axons that transmits nerve impulses from the motor cortex to the spinal cord.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of the important motor nerves on each side of the central nervous system that run from the sensorimotor areas of the cortex through the brainstem to motor neurons of the cranial nerve nuclei and the ventral root of the spinal cord

Similar
pyramidal motor systemcorticospinal tract
Broader
motor nerveefferent nerveefferent

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

German pyramidales System
  • pyramidales SystemTranslations
Japanese 錐体路
  • 錐体路 (suitairo)Translations
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pyramidal tract. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyramidal%20tract

MLA

“pyramidal tract.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyramidal%20tract. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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