Cerebral crus
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In some older texts, this is called the cerebral peduncle, but presently, it is usually limited to just the anterior white matter portion of it.
Additional images
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Human brain frontal (coronal) section, number 28 indicates the cerebral crus.
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See also
- Efferent nerve fiber
- Motor neuron (efferent neuron)
- Motor nerve
References
Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from Template:Wikidatathe 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Atlas image: n2a2p1 at the University of Michigan Health System
- Atlas image: n1a5p3 at the University of Michigan Health System
- NIF Search - Cerebral Crus via the Neuroscience Information Framework
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