Lateral Corticospinal Tract (LCST)
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Primary ascending tract that relays signals for voluntary movement2
Important
Important in inhibition of Muscle spindle stretch reflex. The Corticospinal tract originates from the motor cortex and is an inhibitory tract of the muscle stretch reflex which impacts muscle tone3.
References
1.
Betts JG, Blaker W. Anatomy and Physiology. 2nd ed. OpenStax; 2022. https://openstax.org/details/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/?Book%20details
2.
O’Sullivan SB, Schmitz TJ, Fulk GD, eds. Physical Rehabilitation. 7th ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2019.
3.
Ganguly J, Kulshreshtha D, Almotiri M, Jog M. Muscle Tone Physiology and Abnormalities. Toxins. 2021;13(4):282. doi:10.3390/toxins13040282
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