tract vs pathway

tract and pathway both are nouns.

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

As nouns, tract and pathway are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of tract include nerve pathway, nerve tract.

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