Term Name: corticospinal tract morphogenesis
Synonyms: corticospinal tract axonogenesis, CST axonogenesis
Definition: Generation of a long process of a pyramidal cell, that carries efferent (outgoing) action potentials from the cell body in cerebral cortex layer V towards target cells in the gray matter of the spinal cord. This axonal process is a member of those that make up the corticospinal tract.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0021957]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: corticospinal neuron axon guidance
is a type of: central nervous system projection neuron axonogenesis