Rubrospinal tract

Rubrospinal tract
Rubrospinal tract is labeled in red on the left of the diagram.
Schematic representation of the chief ganglionic categories (Rubrospinal tract not labeled, but red nucleus visible near center)
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Identifiers
Latin	tractus rubrospinalis
NeuroLex ID	birnlex_1476
TA98	A14.1.02.220 A14.1.04.136 A14.1.05.332 A14.1.06.213
TA2	6097
FMA	73995
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

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The rubrospinal tract is a descending tract of the spinal cord connecting to the red nucleus. It is a part of the lateral indirect extrapyramidal tract.

It is rudimentary^[1]: 114 and functionally less important in humans.^[1]: 244 It is involved in motor control of distal flexors of the upper limb - especially of the hand and fingers^[1]: 114 - by promoting flexor tone while inhibiting extensors.^[1]: 242 It complements the lateral corticospinal tract.^[1]: 298