What is "funiculus"

Funiculus \Fu*nic"u*lus\, n.; pl. Funiculi. [L., a little cord. See Funicle.]

1. (Anat.) A cord, baud, or bundle of fibers; esp., one of the small bundles of fibers, of which large nerves are made up; applied also to different bands of white matter in the brain and spinal cord.

2. (Zo["o]l.)

   1. A short cord which connects the embryo of some myriapods with the amnion.

   2. In Bryozoa, an organ extending back from the stomach. See Bryozoa, and Phylactolema.

n. 1 (context anatomy English) Any of several cordlike structures, especially the umbilical cord, or a bundle of nerve fibres in the spinal cord 2 (context botany English) A stalk that connects the seed (or ovule) with the placenta

1. n. the stalk of a plant ovule or seed [syn: funicle]

2. any of several body structure resembling a cord

3. [also: funiculi (pl)]

A funiculus is a bundle of one or more nerve fascicles .

Funiculi in the spinal cord are portions of white matter. Examples include:

• • Anterior funiculus of the spinal cord
  • Lateral funiculus of the spinal cord
  • Posterior funiculus of the spinal cord
  • Funiculus solitarius of the medulla
  • Funiculus separans

Funiculus (Latin for "slender rope") commonly refers to:

• in neurology, a bundle of one or more nerve fascicles.
• the umbilical cord attaching a fetus to the placenta during pregnancy
• the spermatic cord (Funiculus spermaticus)
• in insect antennae, the segment connecting the club with the base
• in plants, the stalk attaching an ovule to the ovary wall in a flower or fruit
• in mycology, the cord which attaches the peridioles (the "eggs") to the peridium (the "nest") in some species of the bird's nest fungi