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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Fornix, Brain
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Fórnix
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Fórnice
Synonyms
English
:
Fimbria, Brain
Tree Number:
A08.186.211.464.405.600
A08.186.211.730.885.287.500.345.600
Definition
English
:
Heavily myelinated fiber bundle of the
TELENCEPHALON
projecting from the hippocampal formation to the
HYPOTHALAMUS
. Some authorities consider the fornix part of the
LIMBIC SYSTEM
. The fimbria starts as a flattened band of axons arising from the subiculum and
HIPPOCAMPUS
, which then thickens to form the fornix.
History Note
English
:
2008 (2000)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
34051
Unique Identifier:
D020712
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