Cerebrospinal fibers
| Cerebrospinal fibers | |
|---|---|
| Coronal section through mid-brain.  
 
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| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | fibrae cerebrospinales | 
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The cerebrospinal fibers, derived from the cells of the motor area of the cerebral cortex, occupy the middle three-fifths of the base; they are continued partly to the nuclei of the motor cranial nerves, but mainly into the pyramids of the medulla oblongata.