pyramidal motor system

Definitions of pyramidal motor system
  1. noun
    any of the important motor nerves on each side of the central nervous system that run from the sensorimotor areas of the cortex through the brainstem to motor neurons of the cranial nerve nuclei and the ventral root of the spinal cord
    synonyms: corticospinal tract, pyramidal tract
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    type of:
    efferent, efferent nerve, motor nerve
    a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands
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