Commissure (Noun)
Meaning
A bundle of nerve fibers passing from one side to the other of the brain or spinal cord.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The corpus callosum is the largest white-matter commissure in the brain, connecting the two hemispheres.
- The anterior commissure is a bundle of nerve fibers that connects the two temporal lobes of the brain.
- Damage to the corpus callosum, a major commissure in the brain, can result in a range of cognitive and motor impairments.
- The posterior commissure is a smaller commissure that connects the two hemispheres of the brain and plays a role in visual processing.
- The anterior commissure, a bundle of nerve fibers, plays a crucial role in the interconnection of the two cerebral hemispheres.