Fornix, Brain
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D020712
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.464.265 A08.186.211.730.885.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Fornix, Brain- Fornix, Brain
- Brain Fornices
- Brain Fornix
- Fornices, Brain
- Fornix (Brain)
- Fornices (Brain)
Fimbria, Brain- Fimbria, Brain
- Brain Fimbria
- Brain Fimbrias
- Fimbrias, Brain
- Fimbria (Brain)
- Fimbrias (Brain)
Fimbria-Fornix- Fimbria-Fornix
- Fimbria Fornix
- Fimbria-Fornices
- Fornix-Fimbria
- Fornix Fimbria
- Fornix-Fimbrias
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