Corticonuclear Tract
Description
As it descends through the brainstem, fibers branch off to the cranial nerve nuclei to form the corticonuclear tract.
Original diagram by lis12.
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Cervical spinal cord
Corona radiata
Corticonuclear (corticobulbar) fibers to cranial nerves
Head and neck areas of the motor cortex
Inferior area of the motor cortex
Internal capsule
Lentiform nucleus
Lumbosacral spinal cord
Medulla oblongata
Midbrain
Pons
Superior area of the motor cortex
Thalamus
Uncrossed corticospinal fibers/tracts