corticoreticular fibers
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tractus pyramidalis — 1. [TA] pyramidal tract: a term generally applied to several groups of fibers (corticonuclear, corticospinal, and corticoreticular) arising chiefly in the sensorimotor regions of the cerebral cortex and descending in the internal capsule,… … Medical dictionary
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fibra — SYN: fiber, fiber. [L.] fibrae arcuatae cerebri [TA] SYN: arcuate fibers of cerebrum, under fiber. fibrae arcuatae externae SYN: external arcuate fibers, under fiber. fibrae arcuatae externae anteriores [TA] See external arcuate fibers, under… … Medical dictionary
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fibrae corticoreticulares — [TA] corticoreticular fibers: nerve fibers that arise chiefly in the sensorimotor areas of the cerebral cortex, descend with corticospinal fibers, and synapse with cells of the reticular formation, especially in the pons and medulla oblongata … Medical dictionary
crus cerebri — [TA] the part of the basis pedunculi anterior to the substantia nigra; it is a large bundle of nerve fiber tracts consisting of the pyramidal tract, corticopontine tract, and corticoreticular fibers. Some authorities do not include the substantia … Medical dictionary
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fibrae pontis longitudinales — [TA] longitudinal pontine fibers: a group of longitudinal nerve fibers that arise in the crus cerebri and run to the ventral part of the pons, where they become dispersed into smaller bundles, separated by the nuclei of the pons and the… … Medical dictionary
