Funiculus (neuroanatomy)
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A funiculus is a small bundle of axons (nerve fibres), enclosed by the perineurium. A small nerve may consist of a single funiculus, but a larger nerve will have several funiculi collected together into larger bundles known as fascicles. Fascicles are bound together in a common membrane, the epineurium.
Funiculi in the spinal cord are columns of white matter. Examples include:
- Anterior funiculus of the spinal cord
- Lateral funiculus of the spinal cord
- Posterior funiculus of the spinal cord
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)