Question

One similarity and one difference of Corticobulbar tract and corticopsinal tract ?

Answer 1

Cortico Bulbar Tract

Corticospinal Tract

*This is the tract or path that Connects Cerebral Cortex to Cranial Nerve Nuclei in the Brainstem which have Motor Functions(Except Oculomotor Nerve) (Example:Glossopharyngeal,Vagus,accessory Nerve,Hypoglossal nerve) Differences- 1.Connect Cerebral Cortex To Cranial nerve Nuclei in Brainstem. 2.CorticoBulbar Tract helps in the functions of- * Phonation * Articulation *Swallowing *Mastication *motor Facial Expression of emotion Similarities- Both of them are Motor Tracts(That is helps in motor Functioninng or functions of muscle

*This is Also a Motor Tract that Connects Cerebral Cortex to Neurons in the Spinal Cord. Differences. 1.Connects Cerebral Cortex to Spinal cord 2.It Functions to Control Voluntary Movements of Limbs and Body. Similarities- Both of them are Motor Tracts