Inferior longitudinal fasciculus

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Brain: Inferior longitudinal fasciculus
Diagram showing principal systems of association fibers in the cerebrum. (Inferior longitudinal fasciculus labeled at bottom right)
Latin	fasciculus longitudinalis inferior cerebri
Gray's	subject #189 844
NeuroNames	ancil-538
Dorlands/Elsevier	f_03/12356041

The inferior longitudinal fasciculus connects the temporal lobe and occipital lobe, running along the lateral walls of the inferior and posterior cornua of the lateral ventricle.

The existence of this fasciculus independent from the occipitotemporal fasciculus has been questioned for the human being, such that it has been proposed that the term inferior longitudinal fasciculus be replaced by the term "occipitotemporal projection". ^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ Bergman, Ronald A.; Afifi, Adel K. (2005). Functional neuroanatomy: text and atlas. New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0071408126. 

[edit] External links

• Atlas of anatomy at UMich n1a5p6 - "Dissection of the Left Hemisphere"

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v • d • e White matter fibers Association fibers Uncinate fasciculus - Cingulum - Superior longitudinal fasciculus/Arcuate fasciculus - Inferior longitudinal fasciculus - Inferior occipitofrontal fasciculus - Fornix (Columns of fornix, Crus of fornix) Commissural fibers Corpus callosum (Genu, Splenium, Tapetum, Rostrum) - Anterior commissure - Posterior commissure - Commissure of fornix Projection fibers (none named)