has characteristic has soma location has soma location fasciculates with Betz cell 2020-09-28T09:52:58Z https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Betz_cell&oldid=977472330#/media/File:GolgiStainedPyramidalCell.jpg A giant pyramidal neuron with a soma in layer Vb of the primary motor cortex that sends its axons down the spinal cord via the corticospinal tract, either synapsing directly with alpha motor neurons, or targeting interneurons in the spinal cord. In humans, Betz cells are the largest known in the central nervous system. pyramidal cell of Betz primary motor cortex pyramidal cell L5 extratelencephalic projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron Primates standard pyramidal morphology corticospinal tract primary motor cortex layer 5