inferior longitudinal fasciculus


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in·fe·ri·or lon·gi·tu·di·nal fas·cic·u·lus

[TA]
a well-marked bundle of long association fibers running the whole length of the occipital and temporal lobes of the cerebrum, in part parallel with the inferior horn of the lateral ventricle.
Synonym(s): fasciculus longitudinalis inferior [TA]
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in·fe·ri·or lon·gi·tu·di·nal fas·cic·u·lus

(in-fēr'ē-ŏr lon'ji-tū'di-năl fă-sik'kyū-lŭs) [TA]
A well-marked bundle of long association fibers running the whole length of the occipital and temporal lobes of the cerebrum, in part parallel with the inferior horn of the lateral ventricle.
Synonym(s): fasciculus longitudinalis inferior [TA] .
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inferior longitudinal fasciculus

A myelinated axon tract lying under the cerebral cortex. It is a long association tract interconnecting the occipital lobe with the ipsilateral temporal lobe.
See also: fasciculus
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