Medical Definition of Tractus pyramidalis lateralis

1. Those fibres of the pyramidal tract that cross to the opposite side in the pyramidal decussation and descend in the dorsal half of the lateral funiculus of the spinal cord; they are distributed throughout the length of the spinal cord to interneurons of the zona intermedia of the spinal gray matter. See: pyramidal tract. Synonym: tractus corticospinalis lateralis, tractus pyramidalis lateralis, crossed pyramidal tract, fasciculus corticospinalis lateralis, fasciculus pyramidalis lateralis, lateral corticospinal tract, lateral pyramidal fasciculus. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tractus Pyramidalis Lateralis

tractus corticospinalis lateralis
tractus descendens nervi trigemini
tractus dorsolateralis
tractus fastigiobulbaris
tractus habenulopeduncularis
tractus iliotibialis
tractus mesencephalicus nervi trigemini
tractus occipitopontinus
tractus olfactorius
tractus olivocerebellaris
tractus opticus
tractus parietopontinus
tractus pyramidalis
tractus pyramidalis anterior
tractus pyramidalis lateralis (current term)
tractus reticulospinalis
tractus rubrospinalis
tractus solitarius
tractus spinalis nervi trigemini
tractus spinocerebellaris anterior
tractus spinocerebellaris posterior
tractus spinotectalis
tractus spinothalamicus
tractus spinothalamicus anterior
tractus spinothalamicus lateralis
tractus spiralis foraminosus
tractus supraopticohypophysialis
tractus tectobulbaris
tractus tectopontinus

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