Neuroanatomy · Nervous System · Medium
Corticobulbar
Meaning: Describing the descending motor pathway from the brain's motor strip to the cranial nerve nuclei in the brainstem.
In practice: Bilateral corticobulbar damage can cause pseudobulbar palsy with slurred speech.
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Which word means: The crossing over of nerve fibres from one side of the central nervous system to the other.
Answer: Decussation
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Answer: Periventricular
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