| Lateral corticospinal tract | |
|---|---|
 Lateral corticospinal tract labeled in red at upper left. | |
| Details | |
| Part of | Spinal cord |
| System | Central nervous system |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | tractus corticospinalis lateralis, fasciculus cerebrospinalis lateralis |
| NeuroNames | 2954 |
| TA98 | A14.1.02.219 |
| TA2 | 6095 |
| FMA | 72635 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The lateral corticospinal tract (also called the crossed pyramidal tract or lateral cerebrospinal fasciculus) is the largest part of the corticospinal tract. It extends throughout the entire length of the spinal cord, and on transverse section appears as an oval area in front of the posterior column and medial to the posterior spinocerebellar tract.