Global InformationCorticomesencephalic tract information
| Corticomesencephalic tract | |
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 The picture shows Brodmann's area 8, the origin of the corticomesencephalic tract | |
 The picture shows the nuclei of the oculomotor and trochlear nerves, the locations where the fibers of the corticomesencephalic tract terminate. | |
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| Latin | tractus corticomesencephalis |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata] | |
In neuroanatomy, corticomesencephalic tract is a descending nerve tract that originates in the frontal eye field (Brodmann area 8) and terminate in the midbrain. Its fibers mediate conjugate eye movement.[1]
- ^ Samandouras, George (2010-01-28). The Neurosurgeon's Handbook. OUP Oxford. ISBN 9780198570677.