All of the following statements concerning the corticospinal tract are correct EXCEPT: A. Most of the upper motor neurons have their cell bodies in the precentral gyrus B. Pyramidal

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86. All of the following statements
concerning the corticospinal tract are
correct EXCEPT:
A. Most of the upper motor neurons
have their cell bodies in the precentral
gyrus
B. Pyramidal tract axons descend
through the corona radiata

C. Upper motor neurons reach the
anterior limb of the internal capsule
D. Pyramidal tract separates into
bundles in the midbrain
E. Uncrossed pyramidal fibers continue
as the ventral corticospinal tract

86. All of the following statements
concerning the corticospinal tract are
correct EXCEPT:
A. Most of the upper motor neurons
have their cell bodies in the precentral
gyrus
B. Pyramidal tract axons descend
through the corona radiata
Transcribed Image Text:86. All of the following statements concerning the corticospinal tract are correct EXCEPT: A. Most of the upper motor neurons have their cell bodies in the precentral gyrus B. Pyramidal tract axons descend through the corona radiata
C. Upper motor neurons reach the
anterior limb of the internal capsule
D. Pyramidal tract separates into
bundles in the midbrain
E. Uncrossed pyramidal fibers continue
as the ventral corticospinal tract
Transcribed Image Text:C. Upper motor neurons reach the anterior limb of the internal capsule D. Pyramidal tract separates into bundles in the midbrain E. Uncrossed pyramidal fibers continue as the ventral corticospinal tract
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