FCP =
final common pathway
another name for direct activation pathway
pyramidal tract
The pathway that has to do with UMNs
Direct activation pathway
Two divisions of the direct activation pathway
corticospinal
corticobulbar
This division of the DAP connects the cortex and the spinal nerves
corticoSPINAL
This division of the DAP connects the cortex and the cranial nerves
corticoBULBAR
DAP =
direct activation pathway
Fanlike mass of fibers made up of the corticobulbar and corticospinal tracts in each hemisphere
corona radiata
compact band where axons of corona radiata converge, near basal ganglia and thalamus
internal capsule
what is this?
corona radiata
what is this?
Internal capsule
Another name for indirect activation pathway
extrapyramidal tract
another name for extrapyramidal tract
indirect activation pathway
if neural pathways were flights, the ____ would be the direct flight, and the ___ would be a flight with 10 layovers
DAP; IAP
IAP =
indirect activation pathway
This pathway is mostly for automatic movements
IAP
This tract is mostly for volitional mvt
DAP
IAP has these four descending tracts:
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___spinal
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Rubro
Reticulo
Vestibulo
Tectos
