| Brain Stem
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| • | Lateral |
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| – | Rubrospinal
tract: distal limb control; crude |
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| • | Medial |
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| – | Tectospinal
tract: eye-head coordination |
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| – | Reticulospinal
tract: automatic postural |
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| adjustments
and movements (hip; shoulder) |
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| – | Vestibulospinal
tract: balance (axial muscles); |
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| automatic
postural adjustments |
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