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neural groove and folds

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depression in neural plate (2nd event) edges start to grow dorsally creating folds

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neural tube

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formed by fusion of neural folds. hollow part of the tube develops into ventricular system (cavities within adult brain filled with CSF)

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Neural crest derivatives

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  • dorsal root ganglia = spinal ganglia (collection of cell bodies outside the CNS)
  • sensory ganglia of certain nerves
  • autonomic ganglia - inside walls of viscera (collection of cell bodies)
  • adrenal medulla
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Prosencephalon

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primary vesicle stage, rostral end of tube

front of brain = forebrain

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Mesencephalon

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primary vesicle - midbrain

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rhombencephlon

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primary vesicle - hindbrain, caudal end of tube

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telencephalon and Diencephlon

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secondary vesicles that originate from the prosencephalon and make up the forebrain

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mesencephalon (2)

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secondary vesicle originating from mesencephalon with very little differentiation, keeps cylindrical shape

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metencephalon and myelencephalon

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secondary vesicles that originate from the rhombencephalon and make up the hindbrain, most caudal portion of the brainstem

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lateral ventricles

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within telecephalon, C-shaped, left and right lateral ventricles are connected by a T-shaped intersection called the interventricular foramen (left = I, right = II)

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Third ventricle

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in diencephalon found at the midline, a large circle

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Mesencephalic aqueduct

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midline structure within mesencephalon

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fourth ventricle/rhomboid fossa

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under the cerebellum that lies over the met/myelencephalon
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Lateral apertures - foramen of luschka
Median aperture - foramen of Magendie - ONLY in primates, empties into cisterna magna (space between lining of CNS) to provide cushioning effect
(CSF goes thru into subarachnoid space)

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rostral neuropore

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anencephaly (without brain) - front opening of neural tube fails to close leading to error in brain development

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caudal neuropore

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spina bifida (without spinal cord) - back opening of neural tube fails to close

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brain flexures

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  • midbrain - cranial ventral surface, most rostral
  • pontine - dorsal surface
  • cervical - caudal ventral surface, most caudal, does not flex much in most animals (180 degrees)
    • primates/upright animals - 90 degree angle
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division of the nervous system

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  • CNS - brain and spinal cord
  • PNS (outside CN) - ganglia and cell processes = nerve fibers
  • ANS - features of both CNS and PNS
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histologic development of the spinal cord

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  • marginal layer - becomes white matter, lateral most white matter of cord = cell processes/axons (myelinated)
  • Mantle layer - becomes gray matter = cell bodies
  • germinal layer - ependymal cells, medial most, lining of ventricular system and central canal of spinal cord
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sulcus limitans

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“Limiting groove”
outpouching in middle of neural tube, divides neural tube b/w alar and basal, sensory and motor
Alar plate - sensory, dorsal
basal plate - motor, ventral

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central nervous system components: Brain

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Gray matter: cortical - surface of brain cerebrum, 6 layers
Subcortical - under the surface, pockets of cell bodies
white matter: under the cortical gray, tracts and pathways
(depending on location cell bodies have different function)

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central nervous system components: spinal cord

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gray matter: under the surface, columns and horns

white matter: surface bundles, form tracts (fasciculus=small bundle, funiculus=large bundle)

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neural plate

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thickening of tissue from ectoderm layer

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peripheral nervous system

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cell bodies = ganglia

cell processes = nerve fibers

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PNS gray and white matter

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Gray matter = cell bodies:
dorsal root ganglia, autonomic ganglia (walls of viscera, around abdominal aortic blood vessels), ganglia of sensory cranial nerves

White matter = cell processes:
nerve fiber bundles ex: radial nerve

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landmarks of myelencephalon
- trapezoid body = rostral limit | - fourth ventricle - caudal half of rhomboid fossa
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landmarks of metencephalon
- transverse fibers of the pons - ventral surface - cerebellum - dorsal surface - cerebellar peduncles - middle (most lateral), caudal (middle), rostral (most medial) - named in relation to cerebellum and consist of 3 stalk like structures that pass between brainstem and cerebellum - fourth ventricle - rostral half of rhomboid fossa
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landmarks of mesencephalon
- crus cerebri - left and right bundles - corpora quadrigemina - roof of mesencephalon, consists of rostral colliculus (paired) and caudal colliculus (paired) - tectum - roof/dorsal portion - tegmentum - floor/ventral portion - mesencephalic aqueduct - determines dorsal and ventral portions
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diencephalon subdivisions
- thalamus - oval, rostral to optic tract, makes up majority of Di - epithalamus - area of pineal body and 3rd ventricle - metathalamus - 2 geniculate bodies - subthalamus - internalized structure, connects Di rostrally and Mesencephalon caudally - hypothalamus - ventral portion
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landmarks of diencephalon
- optic chiasm - rostral limit where CN II fibers meet and cross - mamillary bodies - caudal limit, at back of hypothalamus - optic tract - carries visual info to brain, over lateral surface - geniculate bodies = metathalamus (lateral has 2 lt and rt = site of termination of optic tract; medial has 2 lt and rt) - third ventricle - circular, wraps around brainstem with pineal body located on midline (area of epithalamus)
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landmarks of telencephalon
- cerebrum containing left and right cerebral hemispheres | - lateral ventricles - left side is ventricle I and right side is ventricle II
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Origin and clinical terms of telencephalon and Diencephalon
origin - prosencephalon clinical - forebrain -thalamocortex - interconnection of Tel and Di with cerebral hemispheres
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Origin and clinical terms of mesencephalon
origin - mesencephalon | clinical - midbrain
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Origin and clinical terms of metencephalon and myelencephalon
Origin - rhombencephalon clinical - hindbrain -metencephalon - pons=brainstem and cerebellum -myelencephalon - medulla
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anatomic brain
Cerebrum + brainstem cerebellum = telencephalon brainstem = Di, Mes, Met, Myencephalon
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site of termination of the spinal cord in various species
dog = L5 horse = S1 or S2 Bovine and feline = L6
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what is the cervical intumescence
enlargement between C6 and T2 - area of brachial plexus
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what is the lumbar intumescence
enlargement at L5 to S1 - fibers innervating pelvic limb
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conus medullaris
end of spinal cord with meningeal covering
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layers of meniges
1) dura mater 2) arachnoid 3) pia mater (deepest and in contact with nerve fibers)
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filum terminale
terminal thread, extension of dura mater that travels down midline of spinal canal to anchor spinal cord
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cauda equina
literally means horse tail, all roots of spinal nerves traveling down caudal space of canal until they reach their specific foramina
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Spinal nerve roots correspond to what white matter structure
Funiculus
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Spinal nerve rootlets correspond to what white matter structure
Fasciculus
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Radicular signs mean that what are being affected
Spinal nerve roots
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Major white matter structures (3)
Dorsal, lateral, and ventral funiculi
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Major gray matter structures (3)
Dorsal, ventral, and lateral horns
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portions of mesencephalon
tectum=roof/dorsal portion tegmentum=floor/ventral portion dorsal and ventral portions determined by mesencephalic aqueduct
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Nuclear "columns" of spinal cord neurons (4)
``` GSA - general somatic afferent GVA - general visceral afferent (Sulcus limitans) GVE - general visceral efferent GSE - general somatic efferent ```
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Function of afferent fibers
Sensory
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Function of efferent fibers
Motor
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Myelencephalon - ventral structures (4)
- pyramids - pyramidal decussation - olive - trapezoid body
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Pyramids of myelencephalon
L and R on ventral midline Pyramidal motor pathway groove b/w = ventral median fissure origin = cerebrum
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Pyramidal decussation
Fibers cross at site of synapse 75% fibers cross to descend as lateral corticospinal tract 25% continue ipsilaterally into spinal cord as ventral corticospinal tract (Ex. 75% that start on L and R = contralateral, 25% stay on same side as origin = ipsilateral)
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Olive
Small bump about halfway down myelencephalon, *site of synapse in extrapyramidal motor system
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Trapezoid body
Rostral limit of myelencephalon, involved in auditory system
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Myelencephalon - dorsal structures (4)
- fasciculus gracilis - fasciculus cuneatus - spinal tract of trigeminal n. - obex
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Dorsal surface of myelencephalon
Characterized by tracts and ventricle 4 - "open" in rostral portion
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Fasciculus gracilis
Conscious proprioception from pelvic limb area Most medial compared to dorsal median sulcus, paired L and R (Proprioception = knowing where your limbs are)
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Fasciculus cuneatus
Conscious proprioception from thoracic limb area Lateral to fasciculus gracilis, paired L and R Bundle of white matter
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Spinal tract of the trigeminal n.
Pain and temp sensation from head and face areas | Lateral to fasciculus cuneatus, paired L and R
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Obex
Landmark at caudal angle of 4th ventricle, where bundles meet at the "V"
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Myelencephalon - ventricular system structures (4)
- 4th ventricle (caudal half) - caudal medullary velum - sulcus limitans - dorsal median sulcus
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Caudal medullary velum
Thin layer of ependyma and pia mater so ventricle not actually "open;" roof of 4th ventricle
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Sulcus limitans (myelencephalon ventricular system)
Groove in lateral wall of 4th ventricle
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Dorsal median sulcus
Continuation from spinal cord in midline of ventricular floor
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Cranial nn. in myelencephalon
CN 6-12 (most of any part of brain)
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Metencephalon - ventral structures (2)
- transverse fibers of the pons | - longitudinal fibers of the pons
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Transverse fibers of the pons
Pyramidal motor fibers going into cerebellum - become middle cerebellar peduncle as they take info to cerebrum (originate on midline)
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Longitudinal fibers of the pons
Pyramidal motor fibers going through brainstem and into spinal cord
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Metencephalon - dorsal structures (2)
- cerebellum | - cerebellar peduncles
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Cerebellum
Coordinates, integrates, and regulates motor activity with sensory info
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Cerebellar penducles
Middle, caudal, and rostral pairs Connect cerebellum to brainstem Carry sensory and motor
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Metencephalon - ventricular system structures (2)
- 4th ventricle (rostral half) | - rostral medullary velum
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Rostral medullary velum
Layers of ependyma and pia mater
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Cranial nn. in metencephalon
CN 5 (the big one)
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Mesencephalon - ventral structures (2)
- crus cerebri | - interpeduncular fossa
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Crus cerebri
Descending pyramidal motor pathway 2 columns, L and R Forms floor of mesencephalon
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Mesencephalon - dorsal structure
``` Corpora quadrigemina (site of synapse) or rostral and caudal colliculi *rostral colliculus (L and R) - visual reflexes; caudal (L and R) - auditory ```
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Mesencephalon - ventricular system structure
Mesencephalic aqueduct - interconnects 3rd and 4th ventricles
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Cranial nn. in mesencephalon
``` CN 3 (oculomotor) and CN 4 *CN 4 only CN that's dorsal (others ventral) ```
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Diencephalon - ventral structures (4)
- mammillary bodies - tuber cinereum - optic chiasm - optic tract
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Mammillary bodies
Site of synapse for emotions and ANS | Caudal limit of diencephalon, on floor of hypothalamus
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Tuber cinereum
Site of attachment for pituitary gland
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Optic chiasm
Site of decussation for vision Crossing for CN 2 Rostral limit of diencephalon
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Optic tract
Visual pathway | Come up laterally after crossing and form lateral geniculate body
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Diencephalon - dorsal structures (2)
- lateral geniculate body - medial geniculate body * together form the metathalamus
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Lateral geniculate body
Termination of optic tract -> site of synapse in visual pathway
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Medial geniculate body
Site of synapse in auditory pathway
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Diencephalon - ventricular system structures (3)
- 3rd ventricle - wraps around medial geniculate body (?) - interthalamic adhesion - pineal body
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Interthalamic adhesion
Cut surface of thalamus as seen on midline (topographic term)
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Pineal body
Melatonin to regulate sleep patterns and circadian rhythm | Forms epithalamus, midline structure rostral to geniculate bodies
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Cranial nn. in diencephalon
CN 2 (rostral limit)
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Telencephalon - ventral structures (2)
- olfactory bulb | - pyriform lobe
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Olfactory bulb
Site of synapse in olfactory pathway Oval-shaped, at very rostral end Cell bodies start in nose and axons go to brain
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Pyriform lobe
Olfactory cortex, where smell is perceived
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Telencephalon - dorsal structures (3)
- gyrus/gyri - ridges of gray matter - sulcus/sulci - grooves - cerebral hemispheres
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Cerebral hemispheres
L and R, split by longitudinal cerebral fissure | Transverse cerebral fissure divides cerebrum and cerebellum
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Telencephalon - ventricular system structures (2)
- lateral ventricles | - interventricular foramen
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Lateral ventricles
Left = I, right = II in each hemisphere
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Interventricular foramen
Connection b/w lateral ventricles, also connects to 3rd ventricle -> "T" connecting L, R, and 3rd ventricles
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Cranial nn. in telencephalon
CN 1 (olfactory)
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Telencephalon fiber systems (3)
- projection fibers (ascending and descending) - association fibers - commissural fibers
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Association fibers
Long fibers = interlobar - b/w lobes (cingulum) | Short = intralobar - b/w adjacent gyri
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Commissural fibers
Corpus callosum - commissural bundle | Cross the midline

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