Motor system

long, thin, tubular structure made up of nervous tissue

The cerebellum (: cerebella or cerebellums; Latin for 'little brain') is a major feature of the hindbrain of all vertebrates. Although usually smaller than the cerebrum, in some animals such as the mormyrid fishes it may be as large as it or even larger. In humans, the cerebellum plays an important role in motor control and cognitive functions such as attention and language as well as emotional control such as regulating fear and pleasure responses, but its movement-related functions are the most solidly established. The human cerebellum does not initiate movement, but contributes to motor coo

The thalamus (: thalami; from Greek θάλαμος, "chamber") is a large mass of gray matter on the lateral wall of the third ventricle forming the dorsal part of the diencephalon (a division of the forebrain). Nerve fibers project out of the thalamus to the cerebral cortex in all directions, known as the thalamocortical radiations, allowing hub-like exchanges of information. It has several functions, such as the relaying of sensory and motor signals to the cerebral cortex and the regulation of consciousness, sleep, and alertness.

seventh cranial nerve

12th cranial nerve

subcortical nuclei, of varied origin, in the brains of vertebrates

neuron with cell body in the motor cortex, brainstem or the spinal cord, and axon controlling effector organs, mainly muscles and glands

include both the corticobulbar tract and the corticospinal tract

spinal cord

region of the cerebral cortex

giant pyramidal neurons of the primary motor cortex

brain region

neurons in the brain that carry signals to lower motor neurons

white matter motor pathway

two-neuron white matter motor pathway

part of the central nervous system that is involved with movement

Midline region in front of the motor cortex of the brain

extrapyramidal motor tract

brain tract

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