frontopontine tract
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frontopontine tract — noun : a neural tract beginning in the frontal cortex and ending in the pons … Useful english dictionary
Frontopontine fibers — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = fibrae frontopontinae GraySubject = 188 GrayPage = 802 Caption = Coronal section through mid brain. 1. Corpora quadrigemina. 2. Cerebral aqueduct. 3. Central gray stratum. 4. Interpeduncular space. 5. Sulcus… … Wikipedia
tract — An elongated area, e.g., path, track, way. SEE ALSO: fascicle. SYN: tractus. [L. tractus, a drawing out] alimentary t. SYN: digestive t.. anterior corticospinal t. uncrossed fibers forming a small bundle in the anterior funiculus of the … Medical dictionary
Corticospinal tract — Pyramidal tract redirects here. This page refers to the nerve fibres underlying the pyramids. For the actual area of the brain, Pyramids, see Pyramid of medulla oblongata. Brain: Corticospinal tract Deep dissection of brain stem. Lateral view. (… … Wikipedia
Corticobulbar tract — Brain: Corticobulbar tract Components and location of the corticobulbar tract. Latin tractus corticonuclearis NeuroNames … Wikipedia
Tectospinal tract — Diagram showing possible connection of long descending fibers from higher centers with the motor cells of the ventral column through association fibers. ( Tectospinal fasciculus labeled at center right.) … Wikipedia
Dentatothalamic tract — Brain: Dentatothalamic tract Latin tractus dentatothalamicus NeuroNames hier 525 NeuroLex ID birnlex 1104 The dentatothalamic tract (or de … Wikipedia
tractus — SYN: tract. [L. a drawing, drawing out, extent, tract, fr. traho, pp. t., to draw] t. anterolaterales SYN: anterolateral system. t. bulboreticulospinalis [TA] SYN: bulboreticulospinal tract. t. caeruleospinalis [TA] SYN: caerulospinal tract. t.… … Medical dictionary
fibrae frontopontinae — [TA] frontopontine fibers: nerve fibers that arise in the frontal lobe of the cerebral hemisphere and traverse the internal capsule and peduncle, ending in the pontine nuclei. Together they form the frontopontine tract (tractus frontopontinus) … Medical dictionary
crus anterius capsulae internae — [TA] anterior limb of internal capsule: the part of the internal capsule of the brain that separates the head of the caudate nucleus and the lentiform nucleus; it contains the anterior thalamic radiations and the frontopontine tract … Medical dictionary
