Uncinate fasciculus

Uncinate fasciculus

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Caption = Diagram showing principal systems of association fibers in the cerebrum. (Uncinate fasc. visible at lower left.)


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The uncinate fasciculus passes across the bottom of the lateral fissure, and unites the gyri of the frontal lobe with the anterior end of the temporal lobe.

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