Preferred Label : corticobulbar tract;
Uberon definition : The corticobulbar (or corticonuclear) tract is a white matter pathway connecting the
cerebral cortex to the brainstem. The term bulbar refers to the brainstem, as bulb
was a historical term meaning the area currently called the brainstem. The 'bulb'
is an archaic term for the medulla oblongata. In clinical usage, it includes the pons
as well.;
Uberon related term : corticobulbar fibre; corticobulbar pathway; cbu-h; corticonuclear tract; cortico-bulbar tract; corticobulbar axons; bulbar; corticobulbar fiber; corticobulbar;
Origin ID : 0022272;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
- part of
The corticobulbar (or corticonuclear) tract is a white matter pathway connecting the
cerebral cortex to the brainstem. The term bulbar refers to the brainstem, as bulb
was a historical term meaning the area currently called the brainstem. The 'bulb'
is an archaic term for the medulla oblongata. In clinical usage, it includes the pons
as well.
