Final answer:
The statement that the pathway terminating in the brainstem is the tract while the pathway terminating in the anterior horn of the spinal cord is the tract is false. The correct tracts are the corticobulbar tract for the brainstem and the corticospinal tract for the spinal cord.
Step-by-step explanation:
The statement is false. The direct pathway that terminates in the brainstem is the corticobulbar tract, and the pathway that terminates in the anterior horn of the spinal cord is the corticospinal tract. The corticobulbar tract originates in the motor cortex and terminates in the brainstem, controlling muscles in the head and neck region. The corticospinal tract begins in the motor cortex and mostly terminates in the anterior horn of the spinal cord, where it synapses with lower motor neurons that control the muscles of the body.