arcuate fasciculus
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 ]
Synonyms: arcuate fascicle, fasciculus arcuatus, cerebral arcuate fasciculus
Term info
- HBA:9231
- neuronames:2063
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- Wikipedia:Arcuate_fasciculus
- DHBA:10569
arcuate fascicle, arcuate fasciculus, ARF, AF, fibrae arcuatae cerebri
uberon
UBERON:0035937
arcuate fasciculus
Term relations
- cerebral nerve fasciculus
- part of some superior longitudinal fasciculus
- part of some forebrain ipsilateral fiber tracts