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[[File:Spinal_cord_tracts_-_English.png|thumb|right|450px|Spinal Cord Tracts]]
 
[[File:Spinal_cord_tracts_-_English.png|thumb|right|450px|Spinal Cord Tracts]]
 
==Introduction==
 
==Introduction==
Motor pathways carry signals from the brain to the [[Muscles - Anatomy & Physiology#Skeletal Muscle|skeletal muscle]] and [[Muscles_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Smooth_Muscle|smooth muscle]] such as those contained in glands. The system consists of [[Spinal_Cord_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Upper_Motor_Neuron_.28UMN.29|upper]] and [[Spinal_Cord_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Lower_Motor_Neuron_.28LMN.29|lower]] motor neurones. The information provided below is primarily focussed on the motor pathways that coordinate skeletal muscle movement, i.e. motor pathways related to voluntary control of skeletal muscles.  
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Motor pathways carry signals from the brain to [[Muscles - Anatomy & Physiology#Skeletal Muscle|skeletal muscle]] and [[Muscles_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Smooth_Muscle|smooth muscle]] such as those contained in glands. The system consists of [[Spinal_Cord_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Upper_Motor_Neuron_.28UMN.29|upper]] and [[Spinal_Cord_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Lower_Motor_Neuron_.28LMN.29|lower]] motor neurones. The information provided below is primarily focussed on the motor pathways that coordinate skeletal muscle movement, i.e. motor pathways related to voluntary control of skeletal muscles.
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==Motor Pathways==
 
==Motor Pathways==
 
The connections between the [[Forebrain_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Motor_Cortex|motor cortex]] in the forebrain and motor neurons within the spinal cord are made up of two pyramidal tracts; the '''Pyramidal System''' and the '''Extrapyramidal System'''. These motor pathways are transmitted via ventral horns within the spine. Upper motor neurones are located mainly within the neopallium of the [[Hindbrain - Anatomy & Physiology#Cerebellum|cerebellum]]. They govern the excitation or inhibition of lower motor neurones.  
 
The connections between the [[Forebrain_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Motor_Cortex|motor cortex]] in the forebrain and motor neurons within the spinal cord are made up of two pyramidal tracts; the '''Pyramidal System''' and the '''Extrapyramidal System'''. These motor pathways are transmitted via ventral horns within the spine. Upper motor neurones are located mainly within the neopallium of the [[Hindbrain - Anatomy & Physiology#Cerebellum|cerebellum]]. They govern the excitation or inhibition of lower motor neurones.  
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