Extrapyramidal Overview

Encyclopedia: Extrapyramidal System

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In human anatomy, the extrapyramidal system is a neural network located in the brain that is part of the motor system involved in the coordination of movement. The system is called "extrapyramidal" to distinguish it from the tracts of the motor cortex that reach their targets by traveling through the "pyramids" of the medulla. The pyramidal pathways may directly innervate motor neurons of the spinal cord or brainstem , whereas...


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