Medical Definition of Tractus occipitopontinus

1. A group of fibres originating in the occipital lobe of the cerebral hemisphere and descending in the internal capsule and lateral part of the crus cerebri to the pontine nuclei or ventral part of the pons. Synonym: tractus occipitopontinus. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tractus Occipitopontinus

tractus cerebellorubralis
tractus cerebellothalamicus
tractus corticobulbaris
tractus corticopontini
tractus corticospinalis
tractus corticospinalis anterior
tractus corticospinalis lateralis
tractus descendens nervi trigemini
tractus dorsolateralis
tractus fastigiobulbaris
tractus habenulopeduncularis
tractus iliotibialis
tractus mesencephalicus nervi trigemini
tractus occipitopontinus (current term)
tractus olfactorius
tractus olivocerebellaris
tractus opticus
tractus parietopontinus
tractus pyramidalis
tractus pyramidalis anterior
tractus pyramidalis lateralis
tractus reticulospinalis
tractus rubrospinalis
tractus solitarius
tractus spinalis nervi trigemini
tractus spinocerebellaris anterior
tractus spinocerebellaris posterior
tractus spinotectalis

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