dorsal longitudinal fasciculus


dor·sal lon·gi·tu·di·nal fas·cic·u·lus

[TA] a bundle of thin, poorly myelinated nerve fibers reciprocally connecting the periventricular zone of the hypothalamus with ventral parts of the central gray substance of the midbrain. Synonym(s): fasciculus longitudinalis posterior [TA], Schütz bundle, tract of Schütz

dorsal longitudinal fasciculus

An axon tract that interconnects the brainstem reticular formation and the hypothalamus.See also: fasciculus

Schütz,

Hugo, early 20th century German neurologist anatomist. Schütz bundle - thin, poorly myelinated nerve fibers reciprocally connecting the periventricular zone of the hypothalamus with ventral parts of the central gray substance of the midbrain. Synonym(s): dorsal longitudinal fasciculus