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=== Course / Path === | === Course / Path === | ||
Medial Reticulospinal Tract | ==== Medial Reticulospinal Tract (Pontine) ==== | ||
- Descend ipsilaterally | - Descend ipsilaterally in the anterior funiculus. <br> | ||
Lateral Reticulospinal tracts | ==== Lateral Reticulospinal tracts(Medullary) ==== | ||
- Descend bilaterally | - Descend bilaterally in the lateral funiculus. <br> | ||
Both the lateral and medial tracts act via internuncials shared with the corticospinal tract on proximal limb and axial muscle motor neurons<ref name="Fitzgerald" /> | |||
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- Mediate pressor and depressor effects on the circulatory system. <ref name="Crossman" /> | - Mediate pressor and depressor effects on the circulatory system. <ref name="Crossman" /> | ||
- Help to control breathing <ref name="Crossman" /> | - Help to control breathing <ref name="Crossman" />0 | ||
==== Medial Reticulospinal Tract (Pontine) ==== | |||
- Responsible for controlling extensor motor neurons | |||
==== Lateral Reticulospinal Tract (Medullary) ==== | |||
- Responsible for flexor motor neurons. | |||
Locomotion | |||
Posture | |||
The reticular formation within the pons is partly responsible for postural control functions. | |||
== Pathology == | == Pathology == | ||
Leisons to the cortico-reticulospinal system can result in decreased postural control and reduced selectivity of postural conrol. <ref name="Gjelsvik">Gjelsvik BEB. The bobath concept in adult neurology. Stuttgart: Thieme, 2008</ref> | Leisons to the cortico-reticulospinal system can result in decreased postural control and reduced selectivity of postural conrol. <ref name="Gjelsvik">Gjelsvik BEB. The bobath concept in adult neurology. Stuttgart: Thieme, 2008</ref> | ||
== Recent Related Research (from [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ Pubmed]) == | == Recent Related Research (from [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ Pubmed]) == | ||
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Description[edit | edit source]
The Reticulospinal tract is responsible primarily for locomotion and postural control. The Reticulospinal tract is comprised of the medial (pontine) tract and the lateral (medullary) tract. [1]
Anatomy[edit | edit source]
Origin[edit | edit source]
- Reticular formation in the pontine (Medial Reticulospinal tract) and medulla (Lateral Reticulospinal tract) [2]
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Course / Path[edit | edit source]
Medial Reticulospinal Tract (Pontine)[edit | edit source]
- Descend ipsilaterally in the anterior funiculus.
Lateral Reticulospinal tracts(Medullary)[edit | edit source]
- Descend bilaterally in the lateral funiculus.
Both the lateral and medial tracts act via internuncials shared with the corticospinal tract on proximal limb and axial muscle motor neurons[1]
Function[edit | edit source]
- Control activity of both alpha and gamma motor neurones. [2]
- Mediate pressor and depressor effects on the circulatory system. [2]
- Help to control breathing [2]0
Medial Reticulospinal Tract (Pontine)[edit | edit source]
- Responsible for controlling extensor motor neurons
Lateral Reticulospinal Tract (Medullary)[edit | edit source]
- Responsible for flexor motor neurons.
Locomotion
Posture
The reticular formation within the pons is partly responsible for postural control functions.
Pathology[edit | edit source]
Leisons to the cortico-reticulospinal system can result in decreased postural control and reduced selectivity of postural conrol. [3]
Recent Related Research (from Pubmed)[edit | edit source]
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Resources[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fitzgerald MJT, Gruener G, Mtui E. Clinical neuroanatomy and neuroscience. Fifth Edition. Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders, 2007
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Crossman AR, Neary D. Neuroanatomy. An Illustrated colour text. Third Edition. Philadelphia: Churchil Livingstone, 2005
- ↑ Gjelsvik BEB. The bobath concept in adult neurology. Stuttgart: Thieme, 2008
