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arcuate fasciculus
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The arcuate fasciculus (Latin, curved bundle) is the neural pathway connecting the posterior part of the temporoparietal junction with the frontal cortex in the brain and is now considered as part of the Superior longitudinal fasciculus. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcuate_fasciculus ]
Term info
Label
arcuate fasciculus
Synonyms
- arcuate fascicle
- cerebral arcuate fasciculus
- fasciculus arcuatus
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uberon
has related synonym
arcuate fascicle, arcuate fasciculus, ARF, AF, fibrae arcuatae cerebri
id
UBERON:0035937
Term relations
Subclass of:
- cerebral nerve fasciculus
- part of some superior longitudinal fasciculus
- part of some forebrain ipsilateral fiber tracts