Human Physiology
Human Physiology
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ISBN: 9781259864629
Author: Fox, Stuart Ira
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Tracts of the pyramidal motor system and their functions.

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The information from most of the body parts is sent to the brain via the ascending tract fibers. These tracts are responsible for conduction of impulses in upward direction through the spinal cord. The brain moves the nerve impulses in downward direction through the descending tract of fibers. Pyramidal tracts are a part of descending tract fibers.

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