Long association fibers

Fibrae longae associationis

  • Latin synonym: Fibrae associationis longae
  • Related terms: Long association fibres

Definition

IMAIOS

The long association fibers include the following:

  •  uncinate fasciculus;
  •  cingulum;
  •  superior longitudinal fasciculus;
  •  inferior longitudinal fasciculus;
  •  perpendicular fasciculus;
  •  occipitofrontal fasciculus;
  •  fornix.

References

This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).