See Also: peduncle of mamillary body(medicine)
mamillary body(medicine)
nucleus of the mamillary body(medicine)
nuclei of mamillary body(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
mamillary(medicine)
mamillary line(medicine)
mamillary process(medicine)
mamillary bodies(medicine)
mamillary tubercle(medicine)

peduncle of mamillary body (medicine)


peduncle of mamillary body


A fascicle of nerve fibres passing to the mamillary body along the ventral surface of the midbrain; it consists of fibres that originate from the dorsal and ventral tegmental nuclei.

Synonym: pedunculus corporis mamillaris, fasciculus pedunculomamillaris, pedunculomamillary fasciculus.