Mammillotegmental fasciculus
| Mammillotegmental fasciculus | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Part of | Midbrain |
| System | Limbic |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | fasciculus mammillotegmentalis |
| NeuroNames | 423 |
| TA98 | A14.1.08.953 |
| TA2 | 5758 |
| FMA | 62058 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The mammillotegmental fasciculus (or mammillotegmental tract, mammillo-tegmental bundle of Gudden, or Fasciculus mammillotegmentalis) is a small bundle of efferent fibers from the hypothalamus running from the mammillary body to the tegmentum.[1] Its functions are not well defined for humans, but based on animal studies it seems to be related to regulating visceral function and processing spatial information.[2] The mammillotegmental fasciculus was first described by the German neuroanatomist, Bernhard von Gudden, from which it takes its alternate name, mammillo-tegmental bundle of Gudden.[3]
The mammillotegmental fasciculus emerges from the principal mammillary fasciculus of the mammillary body and travels dorsally together with the
References
- ISBN 978-3540665236.
- S2CID 8494350.
- ^ Donkelaar, Hans J. ten (2011-06-21). Clinical Neuroanatomy: Brain Circuitry and Its Disorders (1 ed.). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
- ISBN 9780071797979.
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