Pyramidal tract
Tractus pyramidalis
Definition
The pyramidal tract corresponds to the corticospinal axons originating from the cerebral cortex, which pass through the cerebral crus, traverse the ventral pons, and continue into the pyramids of the medulla oblongata.
References
Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012.
