Author: Glossary
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Fasciodesis
Surgical attachment of a fascia to a tendon or another fascia.
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Posterior longitudinal fasciculus
A nerve fiber bundle running between the corpora quadrigemina and the nuclei of the fourth and sixth spinal nerves.
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Medial longitudinal fasciculus
A long discrete brainstem and spinal cord axon tract running ventrally close to the midline. It carries a variety of axons coordinating body movements.
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Inferior longitudinal fasciculus
A bundle of association fibers connecting the occipital and temporal lobes of the brain.
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Fasciculus gracilis
A bundle of nerve fibers, lying in the dorsal funiculus of the spinal cord medial to the fasciculus cuneatus, that conducts sensory impulses from the periphery to the medulla. Spinal cord pathway carrying information from the lower body.
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Dorsal longitudinal fasciculus
A bundle of association fibers connecting the frontal lobe with the occipital and temporal lobes of the brain.
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Fasciculus cuneatus
A triangular bundle of nerve fibers lying in the dorsal funiculus of the spinal cord. Its fibers enter the cord through the dorsal roots of spinal nerves and terminate in the medulla. Spinal cord pathway carrying information from the upper body.
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Fascicular
Arranged like a bundle of rods.
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Fascial reflex
Muscular contraction resulting from percussing facial fascia.
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Fascia transversalis
The fascia located between the perineum and the transversalis muscle. It lines the abdominal cavity.