The medial pathway that controls involuntary movements of head, neck, and arm position in response to sudden visual and auditory stimuli is the ________ tract.
A) lateral corticospinal
B) tectospinal
C) rubrospinal
D) reticulospinal
E) vestibulospinal

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The tectospinal tract originates in the superior colliculus of the midbrain and controls involuntary movements of the head, neck, and upper extremities in response to sudden visual and auditory stimuli. The other tracts listed do not specifically control these types of movements.

The Medial Pathway That Controls Involuntary Movements of Head, Neck