frontopontine fibers

The term frontopontine fibers represents a fiber pathway coursing through the cerebral crus to connect the frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex with the pons. It is not readily distinguished in myelin-stained histological cross-sections ( Carpenter-1983 ).

Also known as: frontopontine fibers, Fibrae frontopontinae, frontopontine tract, Tractus frontopontinus

NeuroNames ID: 1326

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frontopontine fibers
Carpenter-1983
English
frontopontine tract
Carpenter-1983
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Basis
Has Equivalent
Organism
Their Name
Source
Internal Structure
Yes
Homo sapiens (human)
Fibrae frontopontinae
Nomina-1983
Internal Structure
Yes
Homo sapiens (human)
frontopontine fibers
Carpenter-1983
Internal Structure
Yes
Homo sapiens (human)
frontopontine tract
Carpenter-1983
Internal Structure
Yes
Homo sapiens (human)
Tractus frontopontinus
Riley-1943
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