Funiculus

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

Anatomy

 * the spermatic cord formed by the vas deferens and surrounding tissue

Neuroanatomy

 * A funiculus or column is a small bundle of axons (nerve fibres), enclosed by the perineurium.
 * In the central nervous system, a funiculus is one of the paired white matter regions of the spinal cord: the anterior funiculus, the lateral funiculus, and the posterior funiculus.
 * In the fourth ventricle, the funiculus separans is a strip of ependyma.


 * In the peripheral nervous system, a funiculus is a bundle of axons that may be bundled into a nerve fascicle

Medicine

 * the umbilical cord attaching a fetus to the placenta during pregnancy

Biology

 * 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