The ______ Tract and the ______ Tract Make Up the Pyramidal

question 48

Multiple Choice

The ______ tract and the ______ tract make up the pyramidal system.

• A) rubrospinal; reticulospinal
• B) corticospinal; corticobulbar
• C) reticulospinal; spinothalamic
• D) corticobulbar; spinocerebellar

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