The posterior limb of internal capsule (or occipital part) is the portion of the internal capsule posterior to the genu.
The anterior two-thirds of the occipital part of the internal capsule contains the cerebrospinal fibers, which arise in the motor area of the cerebral cortex and, passing downward through the middle three-fifths of the base of the cerebral peduncle, are continued into the pyramids of the medulla oblongata.
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The posterior limb of internal capsule (or occipital part) is the portion of the internal capsule posterior to the genu.
The anterior two-thirds of the occipital part of the internal capsule contains the cerebrospinal fibers, which arise in the motor area of the cerebral cortex and, passing downward through the middle three-fifths of the base of the cerebral peduncle, are continued into the pyramids of the medulla oblongata.
The posterior third of the occipital part contains:
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