Difference between corticospinal tract and corticonuclear tract

 Difference between corticospinal tract and corticonuclear tract

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Corticonuclear tract	Corticospinal tract
Definition: motor pathway from the motor cortex of the brain to the motor nuclei of cranial nerves within the brainstem.	Definition: motor pathway from the brain’s motor cortex to lower motor neurons located in the anterior horn of the spinal cord’s gray matter. Divided into the anterior corticospinal tract (supplies axial muscles) and the lateral corticospinal tract (supplies muscles of the limbs).
Function: responsible for voluntary movement of the muscles of the face (CN. VII), head and neck (CN. XI). Also involved in phonation, swallowing and facial expression. (CN. VII and IX)	Function: responsible for voluntary movement of the muscles of the limbs and trunk.