Genu of internal capsule

Genu capsulae internae

Definition

Juliette Garnodier

The genu of the internal capsule, in the corpus striatum of the telencephalon, the bent portion of the internal capsule that contains corticobulbar fibers, linking the motor cortex to cranial nerve nuclei.

References

  • Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012.

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