Extrapyramidal Tracts

Authors

Affiliations

Nathaniel Yomogida, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Chloë Kerstein, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

There are 4 extrapyramidal tracts:

• Rubrospinal Tract¹
• Vestibulospinal tracts (VSTs)¹
  • Medial VST¹
  • Lateral VST¹
• Reticulospinal tracts¹
• Tectospinal tracts¹

Note

All of these tracts besides the Rubrospinal tract are medial motor systems¹

References

1.

Blumenfeld H. Neuroanatomy Through Clinical Cases. 3rd ed. Oxford university press; 2022.