pathway vs tract

pathway and tract both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pathway	Yes	No	No	No
tract	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pathway and tract are synonyms defined as:

pathway and tract: a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain

Other synonyms of pathway include nerve pathway, nerve tract.

pathway (noun)	tract (noun)
a trodden path	a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain
a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain	a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose
	a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet
	an extended area of land