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cerebral crus

cerebral crus noun: the anterior portion of the cerebral peduncle which contains the motor tracts, traveling from the cerebral cortex to the pons and spine.

Noun

cerebral crus (plural cerebral crura)

  1. The anterior portion of the cerebral peduncle which contains the motor tracts, traveling from the cerebral cortex to the pons and spine.
    Synonyms:
    crus cerebri

Synonyms of cerebral crus

  • crus cerebri

Forms of cerebral crus

pluralcerebral crura

Questions about cerebral crus

What does cerebral crus mean?
Cerebral crus means the anterior portion of the cerebral peduncle which contains the motor tracts, traveling from the cerebral cortex to the pons and spine.
What part of speech is cerebral crus?
Cerebral crus is a noun.
What is the plural of cerebral crus?
The plural of cerebral crus is cerebral crura.

Words near cerebral crus in the dictionary

  1. cerebral blood flows
  2. cerebral cortex
  3. cerebral cortexes
  4. cerebral cortices
  5. cerebral crura
  6. cerebral crus
  7. cerebral edema
  8. cerebral edemas
  9. cerebral hemisphere
  10. cerebral hemispheres
  11. cerebral hemorrhage

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