White matter anatomy Flashcards
1
Q
Projection tracts (connect higher and lower structures)
A
Corticospinal
Corticobulbar
Corona radiata
Internal capsule
Geniculocalcarine tract (optic radiation)
2
Q
Commisural tracts (connect 2 hemispheres)
A
Corpus callosum
Anterior commisure (anterior fibres = olfactory bulbs + nuclei, posterior = middle + inferior temporal gyri)
3
Q
Association (connect regions of the same hemisphere)
A
Cingulum
Superior oribitofrontal fasciculus
Inferior orbitofrontal fasciculus
Uncinate fasciculus
Superior longitudinal (arcuate) fasciculus
Inferior longitudinal (occipitotemporal) fasciculus