Rubrospinal Medial Lateral Medial Lateral Tecto- Olivo-

Tract Reticulospinal Reticulospinal Vestibulospinal Vestibulospinal spinal spinal

O Red nucleus Pontine reticular Medullary Medial vestibular Lateral vestibular Superior Inf. Olivary
R (midbrain)- formation reticular nucleus - nucleus - pons (mainly) nucleus in
I receive fibers formation medulla & inferior Medulla
G from colliculi in
I ipsilateral midbrain
N cortical motor
area
C Contralateral Ipsilateral Bilateral Bilateral to neck Ipsilateral to Contra- Ipsilateral
O to lateral & upper limb antigravity ms. lateral
U AHCs to neck
R ms. only
S
Terminate on the medial AHCs
E
F 1. Distal Facilitates Inhibits the Facilitatory to Facilitatory to the Reflex Facilitatory
U muscle control motor neurons tone of muscle of head & antigravity turning of to skeletal
N (fine skilled of antigravity antigravity upper limb & muscles to the head ms. Tone.
C movement) muscles that muscles (ONLY adjust their maintain body in
T 2. Facilitatory support body ONE). position on posture & response
I to muscle tone posture. exposure to equilibrium on to sudden
of distal limb acceleration. exposure to visual or
O
ms. acceleration. auditory
N
stimuli.
L.S.