Helweg bundle

olivospinal fibers

a slender bundle of nerve fibers in the peripheral zone of the lateral funiculus of the spinal cord, more likely composed of spinoolivary fibers than of olivospinal fibers.

Synonym(s): fibrae olivospinales [TA], Helweg bundle

Helweg bundle

(hel′veg)

[Hans K. S. Helweg, Danish physician, 1847–1901]

A small tract passing from the olivary body to the anterior horn cells in the cervical region. Part of the extrapyramidal motor system.

Helweg,

Hans K.S., Danish physician, 1847-1901.

Helweg bundle - a slender bundle of nerve fibers in the peripheral zone of the lateral funiculus of the spinal cord. Synonym(s): olivospinal tract