Anatomical hierarchy

General Anatomy > Nervous system > Central part of nervous system; Central nervous system > Brain > Mesencephalon; Midbrain > Cerebral peduncle > Base of peduncle > Cerebral crus

Anatomical children

Corticopontine fibres Corticoreticular fibres Pyramidal tract

Translations

Description

The cerebral crus is the anterior portion of the cerebral peduncle which contains the motor tracts, the plural of which is cerebral crura.


This definition incorporates text from the wikipedia website - Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia. (2004, July 22). FL: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Retrieved August 10, 2004, from http://www.wikipedia.org

Images

Illustrations Brainstem image Cerebral crus
MRI Axial image Cerebral crus
MRI Coronal image Cerebral crus
MRI Sagittal image Cerebral crus
MRI 3D image Cerebral crus

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