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cerebral crus

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The cerebral crus is the anterior portion of the cerebral peduncle which contains the motor tracts, the plural of which is cerebral crura. In some older texts, it is used as a synonym for the entire cerebral peduncle, not just the anterior portion of it. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebral_crus ]

Synonyms: crura cerebri, crus cerebri, cerebral peduncle (clinical definition)

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basis pedunculi (Oertel), basis pedunculi cerebri (Willis), pars neo-encephalica pedunculi, basis cerebri (Oertel), crus cerebri, pes pedunculi, base of cerebral peduncle, crus of the cerebral peduncle, pes pedunculi of midbrain, pedunculus cerebri, pars basalis, cerebral peduncle, basal part

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Cerebral crus