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Funiculus

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Funiculus (Latin for "slender rope") is any cord-like structure in anatomy or biology, and may refer to:

Anatomy

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Neuroanatomy

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  • A funiculus or column is a small bundle of axons (nerve fibres), enclosed by the perineurium.
  • In the peripheral nervous system, a funiculus is a bundle of axons that may be bundled into a nerve fascicle

Biology

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  • in insect antennae, the funicle is the segment connecting the club with the base
  • in flowering plants, the funiculus is the stalk that attaches an ovule to the placenta
  • in mycology, the funicular cord is a sticky trailing thread that attaches the peridioles (the "eggs") to the peridium (the "nest") in some species of bird's nest fungi