Medical Definition of Fasciculus longitudinalis superior

1. Long association fibre bundle lateral to the centrum ovale of the cerebral hemisphere, connecting the frontal, occipital, and temporal lobes; the fibres pass from the frontal lobe through the operculum to the posterior end of the lateral sulcus where many fibres radiate into the occipital lobe and others turn downward and forward around the putamen and pass to anterior portions of the temporal lobe. Synonym: fasciculus longitudinalis superior, arcuate fasciculus. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fasciculus Longitudinalis Superior

fasciculus
fasciculus anterior proprius
fasciculus atrioventricularis
fasciculus circumolivaris pyramidis
fasciculus corticospinalis anterior
fasciculus corticospinalis lateralis
fasciculus cuneatus
fasciculus dorsolateralis
fasciculus gracilis
fasciculus lateralis plexus brachialis
fasciculus lateralis proprius
fasciculus lenticularis
fasciculus longitudinalis dorsalis
fasciculus longitudinalis inferior
fasciculus longitudinalis medialis
fasciculus longitudinalis superior (current term)
fasciculus macularis
fasciculus mamillotegmentalis
fasciculus mamillothalamicus
fasciculus marginalis
fasciculus medialis plexus brachialis
fasciculus obliquus pontis
fasciculus occipitofrontalis
fasciculus pedunculomamillaris
fasciculus posterior plexus brachialis
fasciculus pyramidalis anterior
fasciculus pyramidalis lateralis
fasciculus retroflexus
fasciculus rotundus
fasciculus semilunaris

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