As motor tracts descend to the brainstem, they become the anterolateral surfaces of the midbrain known as the
A) inferior colliculi.
B) accessory nerves.
C) inferior olivary complexes.
D) cerebral peduncles.
E) substantia nigra.

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The cerebral peduncles are the structures on the anterolateral surfaces of the midbrain where motor tracts descend.

As Motor Tracts Descend to the Brainstem, They Become the Anterolateral