Funiculus (neuroanatomy)
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| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
A funiculus is a small bundle of axons (nerve fibres), enclosed by the perineurium. A small nerve may consist of a single funiculus, but a larger nerve will have several funiculi collected together into larger bundles known as fascicles. Fascicles are bound together in a common membrane, the epineurium.[1][2] Funiculi in the spinal cord are columns of white matter.[3][4] Examples include:
- Anterior funiculus of the spinal cord
- Lateral funiculus of the spinal cord
- Posterior funiculus of the spinal cord
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References
Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ↑ Gray, Henry; Lewis, Warren Harmon (1918). Anatomy of the human body. Harold B. Lee Library. Philadelphia : Lea & Febiger.
- ↑ Siegel, A. & Sapru, H. (2011). Essential neuroscience. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
- ↑ "Spinal Cord White Matter".
- ↑ "Ascending and descending tracts of the spinal cord". Kenhub. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
