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| axons in the lateral column of the spinal cord that are involved in the control of voluntary movements of the distal musculature and are under direct cortical control |
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| axons in the ventromedial column of the spinal cord that are involved in the control of posture and locomotion and are under brain stem control |
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| the tract that originates in the neocortex and terminates in the spinal cord; involved in the control of volunutary movement |
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| cortical areas 4 and 6, which are directly involved in the control of voluntary movement |
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| a tract running along the ventral medulla that carries corticospinal axons |
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| a tract originating in the red nucleus and terminating in the spinal cord; involved in the control of movement |
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| a cell group in the midbrain involved in the control of movement |
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| a tract originating in the vestibular nuceli of the medulla and terminating in the spinal cord; involed in the control of movement and posture |
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| a tract originating in the superior colliculus and terminating in the spinal cord; involved in the control of head and neck movement |
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| a region of the brain stem ventral to the cerebral aqueduct and fourth ventricle; involved in many funtions, including the control of posture and locomotion |
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| pontine reticulospinal tract |
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| a tract originating in the pontine reticluar formation and terminating in the spinal cord, involved in the control of movement |
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| medullary reticulospinal tract |
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| a tract originating in the medullary reticular formation and terminating in the spinal cord; involved in the control of movement |
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| primary motor cortex (M1) |
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| Brodmann's area 4, located on the precentral gyrus; the region of cortex that, when weakly stimulated, elicits localized muscle contractions |
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| the lateral part of the cortical area 6, involved in the control of voluntary movement |
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| supplementary motor area (SMA) |
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| the medial part of cortical area 6; involved in the control of voluntary movement |
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| ventral lateral (VL) nucleus |
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| a nucleus of the thalamus that relays information from the basal ganglia and cerebellum to the motor cortex |
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| a collection of associated cell groups in the basal forebrain, including the caudate nucleus, putamen, globus pallidus and subthalamus |
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| a part of the basal ganglia in the basal forebrain, involved in motor control |
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| a part of the basal ganglia in the basal forebrain, involved in motor control |
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| a part of the basal ganglia in the basal forebrain; invlovled in motor control |
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| a part of the basal ganglia in the basal forebrian; invlovled in motor control |
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| a cell group in the midbrain that uses dopamine as a neurotranmitter and innervates the striatum |
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| a collective term for the caudate nucleus and putamen; involved in the initiation of willed movements of the body; plays a role in procedural memory |
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| a movement disorder caused by damage to the substantia nigra, characterized by paucity of movement, difficulty in intitiating willed movement and resting tremor |
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| a hereditary, progressive, inevitably fatal condition characterized by dyskinesias, dementia, and personality disorders; associated with profound degeneration of neurons in the basal ganglia and cerebral cortex |
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| a movement disorder caused by damage to the subthalamus, characterized by violent, flinging movemnts of the extremities |
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| a name for area 4 on the precentral gyrus; also called primary motor cortex |
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| a structure derived from the rhombencephalon, attached to the brain stem at the pons; an important movement control center |
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| abnormally uncoordinated and inaccurate movements, often associated with cerebellar dysfunction |
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| the midline region of the cerebellum |
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| the lateral regions of the cerebellum |
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| the clusters of neurons that relay information from the cerebral cortex to the cerebellar cortex |
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