A long process of a CNS neuron, that carries efferent (outgoing) action potentials from the cell body in the superior colliculus of the midbrain towards target cells in the ventral spinal cord[GO]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tectospinal_tract ]
Synonyms: tectospinal pathway Held's bundle
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- UMLS:C0228553 (BIRNLEX:759)
- BAMS:ts
- DMBA:17802
- FMA:72620
- DHBA:12794
- BIRNLEX:759
- Wikipedia:Tectospinal_tract
- BM:TSp
- BAMS:tsp
- neuronames:786 (BIRNLEX:759)
- MBA:877
- HBA:265505662
Subsets
uberon_slim
has related synonym
tectospinal pathway
tectospinal tract
tectospinal tract of the medulla
tractus tectospinalis
Term relations
Subclass of:
- tract of brain
- overlaps some spinal cord
- part of some white matter
- overlaps some medulla oblongata
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