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fasciculus |
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fasciculus /fas·cic·u·lus/ (fah-sik´u-lus) pl. fasci´culi [L.] fascicle. cuneate fasciculus of medulla oblongata the continuation into the medulla oblongata of the cuneate fasciculus of spinal cord. cuneate fasciculus of spinal cord the lateral portion of the posterior funiculus of the spinal cord, composed of ascending fibers that end in the nucleus cuneatus. gracile fasciculus of medulla oblongata the continuation into the medulla oblongata of the gracile fasciculus of spinal cord. gracile fasciculus of spinal cord the median portion of the posterior funiculus of the spinal cord, composed of ascending fibers that end in the nucleus gracilis. mammillothalamic fasciculus a stout bundle of fibers from the mammillary body to the anterior nucleus of the thalamus.
fasciculus pl. fasciculi [L.] fascicle. fasciculus arcuatus a tract of nerve fibers joining the frontal area with the temporal, occipital and parietal regions of the cerebrum. fasciculus atrioventricularis see bundle of His. central nervous system fasciculus a tract of nerve fibers of a common origin but usually identifiable only by experimental means. fasciculus cuneatus of medulla oblongata the continuation into the medulla oblongata of the fasciculus cuneatus of the spinal cord. fasciculus cuneatus of spinal cord the lateral portion of the dorsal funiculus of the spinal cord, composed of ascending fibers that end in the nucleus cuneatus. fasciculus gracilis of medulla oblongata the continuation into the medulla oblongata of the fasciculus gracilis of the spinal cord. fasciculus gracilis of spinal cord the median portion of the dorsal funiculus of the spinal cord, composed of ascending fibers that end in the nucleus gracilis. fasciculus lenticularis a nerve bundle that connects the pallidum with the cerebrum and the brainstem. fasciculus longitudinalis the dorsal and medial part of this bundle of nerve fibers connects the vestibular apparatus with the oculomotor and trochlear motor nuclei as well as the medullary and spinal neurons responsible for the movements of the head and neck. fasciculus occipitofrontalis ventralis a nerve tract which connects the frontal cortex with the occipital lobe. uncinate fasciculus a tract of nerve fibers that connects the frontal and temporal lobes of the cerebral cortex. |
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