occipitopontine fibers

The term occipitopontine fibers represents a fiber pathway that courses through the cerebral crus to connect the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex with the pons. It is not readily distinguished in myelin-stained histological cross-sections ( Carpenter-1983 ).

Also known as: occipitopontine fibers, Fibrae occipitopontinae, occipitopontine tract, Tractus occipitopontinus

NeuroNames ID: 1328

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occipitopontine fibers
Carpenter-1983
English
occipitopontine tract
Carpenter-1983
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Organism
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Internal Structure
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Homo sapiens (human)
Fibrae occipitopontinae
Nomina-1983
Internal Structure
Yes
Homo sapiens (human)
occipitopontine fibers
Carpenter-1983
Internal Structure
Yes
Homo sapiens (human)
occipitopontine tract
Carpenter-1983
Internal Structure
Yes
Homo sapiens (human)
Tractus occipitopontinus
Nomina-1983
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