rubroreticular tract

Nerve fibers that originate in the magnocellular red nucleus, cross to the other side of the midbrain, and descend in the lateral part of the brainstem tegmentum in the midbrain, and travel through the lateral funiculus of the spinal cord, coursing adjacent to the lateral corticospinal tract.

Type Nerve
Body System Nervous
Parent Structure axon tract

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the rubroreticular tract?
Nerve fibers that originate in the magnocellular red nucleus, cross to the other side of the midbrain, and descend in the lateral part of the brainstem tegmentum in the midbrain, and travel through the lateral funiculus of the spinal cord, coursing adjacent to the lateral corticospinal tract.
What body system is the rubroreticular tract part of?
The rubroreticular tract is part of the Nervous.

Related Structures

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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.