cerebral peduncle

cerebral peduncle definition - medical

cerebral peduncle

noun
  1. The massive bundle of corticofugal nerve fibers passing longitudinally over the ventral surface of the midbrain on each side of the midline.
  2. Either of the two halves of the midbrain connecting the forebrain to the hindbrain.

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