nucleus Frontopontine fibres
(head) (motor)
Anterior thalamic radiation
(sensory)
Corticonuclear fibres
for head and neck (motor) Lentiform nucleus
Corticospinal fibres -Corticorubral fibres
for upper limb (motor) (motor)
Corticospinal fibres for
trunk (motor)
Thalamus
-Auditory radiation (sensory))
Corticospinal fibres for inferior thalamic radiation
lower limb (motor)
Superior thalamic radiation -Parietopontineand
occipitopontine fibres (motor)
(sensory)
Medial geniculate body -Optic radiation (sensoryy
pOsterior thalamic radiation
Lateral geniculate body
Fig. 8.29: Fibre components of internal capsule
Scanned by TapScanner
Anterior Recurrent branch of anterior cerebral
communicating
Anterior cerebral -Branch of anterior cerebral
Anterior limb
Internal carotid -Artery from recurrent branch
- Branch of internal carotid
- Branch of posterior communicating Genu
Middle
cerebral
- Branches of lateral and medial striate
Posterior -Branchof anterior choroidal Posterior
cerebral limb
- Branch of posterior communicating
Branch of anterior choroidal
Posterior Sublentiform part
communicating Basilar Branch of posterior cerebral
- Branches of posterior cerebral
(retrolentiform part)
Fig. 8.30: Arteries supplying the internal capsule