White Fiber Projections

Question 1

What are associational fibers?

Answer 1

Connect cortical sites within the same hemisphere

Question 2

What are the associational tracts?

Answer 2

Superior Longitudinal Fasciculus
Arcuate Fasciculus
Inferior longitudinal Fasciculus
Uncinate Fasciculus
Cingulum

Question 3

What are Commissural Fibers?

Answer 3

Connect two hemispheres

Question 4

What are the Commissural Fibers?

Answer 4

Corpus Callosum

Anterior Commisure

Question 5

What does the Superior Longitudinal Fasciculus connect?

Answer 5

Frontal Lobe and Occipital Lobe

Question 6

What does the Arcuate Fasciculus connect?

Answer 6

Frontal and Temporal Lobe language area

Question 7

What does the Inferior Longitudinal Fasciculus connect?

Answer 7

Temporal and Occipital Lobes

Question 8

What does the Uncinate Fasciculus connect?

Answer 8

Inferior Frontal to Temporal lobe

Question 9

What does the Cingulum connect?

Answer 9

Cingulate Gyrus and Archicortex

Question 10

What does the corpus callosum connect?

Answer 10

Corresponding regions of contralateral cortex (Rostrum Genu and Body)
Contralateral Occipital Lobes (Splenium)

Question 11

What does the anterior commissure connect?

Answer 11

Contralateral Temporal Lobes