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funiculus /fu·nic·u·lus/ (fu-nik´u-lus) pl. funic´uli   [L.] a cord; a cordlike structure or part.funic´ular
anterior funiculus of spinal cord  the white substance of the spinal cord lying on either side between the anterior median fissure and the ventral root.
lateral funiculus 
1. the white substance of the spinal cord lying on either side between the dorsal and ventral roots.
2. the continuation into the medulla oblongata of all the fiber tracts of the lateral funiculus of the spinal cord with exception of the lateral pyramidal tract.
posterior funiculus of spinal cord  the white substance of the spinal cord lying on either side between the posterior median sulcus and the dorsal root.
funiculus sperma´ticus  spermatic cord.

fu·nic·u·lus (fy-nky-ls, f-) or fu·ni·cle (fyn-kl)
n. pl. fu·nic·u·li (-l) or fu·ni·cles
1. A slender cordlike strand or band, especially a bundle of nerve fibers in a nerve trunk.
2. Any of three major divisions of white matter in the spinal cord, consisting of fasciculi.
3. The umbilical cord.

fu·nicu·lar (-lr) adj.

funiculus
[fənik′yələs]
Etymology: L, little cord
a division of the white matter of the spinal cord, consisting of fasciculi or fiber tracts.

funiculus [fu-nik´u-lus] (pl. funic´uli) (L.)
cord: anatomical nomenclature for a cordlike structure or part, especially one of the large bundle of nerve tracts that make up the white matter of the spinal cord. adj. adj funic´ular.
anterior funiculus ventral funiculus.
dorsal funiculus the white substance of the spinal cord lying on either side between the posterior median sulcus and the dorsal root.
lateral funiculus (funiculus latera´lis) the lateral mass of fibers on either side of the spinal cord, between the anterolateral and posterolateral sulci.
posterior funiculus dorsal funiculus.
funiculus sperma´ticus the spermatic cord.
ventral funiculus the white substance of the spinal cord lying on either side between the ventral median fissure and the ventral roots of the spinal nerves.

funiculus
pl. funiculi [L.] a cord; a cordlike structure or part, especially one of the large bundles of nerve tracts making up the white matter of the spinal cord.

dorsal funiculus
the white substance of the spinal cord lying on either side between the dorsal median septum and the dorsal root.
lateral funiculus, funiculus lateralis
the lateral mass of fibers on either side of the spinal cord, between the dorsolateral and ventrolateral sulci.
funiculus spermaticus
see spermatic cord.
funiculus spinalis
ventral f
the white substance of the spinal cord lying on either side between the ventral median fissure and the ventrolateral sulcus.


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