Medial longitudinal fasciculus
System
Nervous
SNOMED CT
362397001
Medial longitudinal fasciculus
Definition
The medial longitudinal fasciculus (MLF) is a pair of crossed fiber tracts, one on each side of the brainstem. These bundles of axons are situated near the midline of the brainstem and are composed of both ascending and descending fibers that arise from a number of sources and terminate in different areas. [WP,unvetted].
The Medial longitudinal fasciculus is a part of the Nervous.
Also identified as
- SCTID 362397001 per UBERON