Uncinate Fasciculus [fasciculus uncinatus]

topical
Terms

Fasciculus Uncinatus

Definition

A hook-shaped WHITE MATTER axon tract that connects the uncus and pole of the TEMPORAL LOBE, the LIMBIC SYSTEM and the FRONTAL LOBE. It innervates AMYGDALA proper.

DUI
D000083382 MeSH Browser
CUI
M000679091
Previous indexing
Nerve Fibers (1981-2020); White Matter (2014-2020)
History note
2021
Public note
2021

A Anatomy
A08.186.211 Brain 5 715
A08.186.211.200 Prosencephalon 24
A08.186.211.200.885 Telencephalon 45
A08.186.211.200.885.287 Cerebrum 45
A08.186.211.200.885.287.500 Cerebral Cortex 1 723
A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.270 Frontal Lobe 141
A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.270.548 Motor Cortex 140
A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.270.700 Prefrontal Cortex 176
A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.270.850 Uncinate Fasciculus
A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.863 Temporal Lobe 143
A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.863.297 Auditory Cortex 106
A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.863.574 Perirhinal Cortex 2
A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.863.712 Uncinate Fasciculus
A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.863.850 Wernicke Area