extrapyramidal tracts

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• Extrapyramidal system — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Medulla spinalis. (Extrapyramidal tracts are labeled 2 in red, at left.) Caption2 = IsPartOf = Components = Artery = Vein = BrainInfoType = ancil BrainInfoNumber = 623… …   Wikipedia

• Extrapyramidal Side Effects —    (EPS)     Extrapyramidal means the tracts of the spinal cord involved in the involuntary movement of muscles: the pyramidal tract is for voluntary movement; iatrogenic means medically caused. Iatrogenic symptoms such as shuffling gait; tremor… …   Historical dictionary of Psychiatry

• extrapyramidal — Other than the pyramidal tract. See e. motor system. * * * ex·tra·py·ra·mi·dal pə ram əd əl, .pir ə mid əl adj situated outside of and esp. involving descending nerve tracts other than the pyramidal tracts <extrapyramidal brain lesions> * * …   Medical dictionary

• Extrapyramidal system — That part of the nervous system that regulates muscle reflexes. * * * the system of nerve tracts and pathways connecting the cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, thalamus, cerebellum, reticular formation, and spinal neurones in complex circuits not… …   Medical dictionary

• extrapyramidal — adjective Date: circa 1902 situated outside of the pyramidal tracts; also involving descending nerve tracts other than the pyramidal tracts …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• extrapyramidal — /ek streuh pi ram i dl/, adj. 1. pertaining to or involving nerve tracts other than the pyramidal tracts, esp. the corpus striatum and its associated structures. 2. located outside the pyramidal tracts. [EXTRA + PYRAMIDAL] * * * …   Universalium

• extrapyramidal — ex•tra•py•ram•i•dal [[t]ˌɛk strə pɪˈræm ɪ dl[/t]] adj. 1) anat. pertaining to nerve tracts other than the pyramidal tracts, esp. the corpora striata and their associated structures 2) anat. located outside the pyramidal tracts • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

• extrapyramidal system — the system of nerve tracts and pathways connecting the cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, thalamus, cerebellum, reticular formation, and spinal neurones in complex circuits not included in the pyramidal system. The extrapyramidal system is mainly… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• extrapyramidal — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary extra + pyramidal : situated outside or independent of the pyramidal tracts extrapyramidal brain lesions …   Useful english dictionary

• Nerve fiber — Latin neurofibra MeSH Nerve+Fibers Code TA A14.0.00.001 A nerve fiber is a threadlike extension of a nerve cell and consists of an axon …   Wikipedia

• Corticospinal tract — Pyramidal tract redirects here. This page refers to the nerve fibres underlying the pyramids. For the actual area of the brain, Pyramids, see Pyramid of medulla oblongata. Brain: Corticospinal tract Deep dissection of brain stem. Lateral view. (… …   Wikipedia