- posterior crus of internal capsule
- c. posterius capsulae internae.
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posterior crus of internal capsule
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Posterior limb of internal capsule — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = crus posterius capsulae internae GraySubject = 189 GrayPage = 836 Caption = Horizontal section of right cerebral hemisphere. (Capsula interna labeled at upper left.) Caption2 = Diagram of the tracts in the… … Wikipedia
posterior limb of internal capsule — crus posterius capsulae internae … Medical dictionary
Internal capsule — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = capsula interna GraySubject = 189 GrayPage = 836 Caption = Horizontal section of right cerebral hemisphere. (Capsula interna labeled at upper left.) Caption2 = The motor tract. IsPartOf = Components = Artery … Wikipedia
crus — 1. SYN: leg. 2. Any anatomical structure resembling a leg; usually (in the plural) a pair of diverging bands or elongated masses. SEE ALSO: limb. [L.] ampullary crura of semicircular ducts SYN: ampullary membranous limbs of semicircular ducts,… … Medical dictionary
crus posterius capsulae internae — [TA] posterior limb of internal capsule: the part of the internal capsule of the brain that separates the thalamus from the lentiform nucleus; its main function is the conveyance of corticofugal fibers from the cerebral cortex such as… … Medical dictionary
Capsule — has many meanings in medicine including the following: {{}}In medicine, a membranous structure that envelops an organ, a joint, tumor, or any other part of the body. It is usually made up of dense collagen containing connective tissue. In… … Medical dictionary
limb — 1. An extremity; a member; an arm or leg. SYN: member. 2. A segment of any jointed structure. SEE ALSO: leg, crus. [A.S. lim] ampullary membranous limbs of semicircular ducts [TA] the dilated ends of the three semicircular ducts, each of which… … Medical dictionary
Corticobulbar tract — Brain: Corticobulbar tract Components and location of the corticobulbar tract. Latin tractus corticonuclearis NeuroNames … Wikipedia
Spinal cord — Latin medulla spinalis The spinal cord nested in the vertebral column … Wikipedia
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
