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Where do the extrapyramidal tracts terminate?
Where do the extrapyramidal tracts terminate?
- Lower motor neurons (correct)
- Cerebral cortex
- Cranial nerve nuclei
- Cerebellum
Which brainstem nucleus is involved in the origin of the extrapyramidal system?
Which brainstem nucleus is involved in the origin of the extrapyramidal system?
- Hypothalamus
- Superior colliculus
- Red nucleus (correct)
- Olfactory bulb
What controls the extrapyramidal system along with cortical motor areas?
What controls the extrapyramidal system along with cortical motor areas?
- Cerebellum
- Thalamus
- Basal ganglia (correct)
- Hippocampus
Which of the following is NOT part of the origin of the extrapyramidal system?
Which of the following is NOT part of the origin of the extrapyramidal system?
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Extrapyramidal System
- The extrapyramidal tracts terminate in the spinal cord, basal ganglia, and cerebellum.
- The brainstem nucleus involved in the origin of the extrapyramidal system is the basal pontine nucleus.
- The extrapyramidal system is controlled by the basal ganglia, along with cortical motor areas.
- The following is NOT part of the origin of the extrapyramidal system: dorsal column-medial lemniscal system.
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