KROK 1 2014 – Question 48 · KROK (Medicine) · Human Anatomy
As a result of a continuous chronic encephalopathy, a patient has developed spontaneous motions and a disorder of torso muscle tone. These are the symptoms of the disorder of the following conduction tract:
- A. Tractus rubrospinalis
- B. Tractus corticospinalis
- C. Tractus spinothalamicus
- D. Tractus tectospinalis
- E. Tractus corticonuclearis
Hint
Think of which descending pathway belongs to the system that adjusts muscle tone and automatic movements, as opposed to those that carry voluntary commands or sensory information.
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