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commissura fornicis.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Commissure of fornix — Brain: Commissure of fornix Diagram of the fornix. (hippocampal commissure labeled at center left.) Latin commissura fornicis, commissura hippocampi Gray s … Wikipedia
commissure — 1. Angle or corner of the eye, lips, or labia. 2. A bundle of nerve fibers passing from one side to the other in the brain or spinal cord. SYN: commissura [TA]. anterior c. [TA] a round bundle of … Medical dictionary
Commissure — A commissure is the place where two things are joined. The term is used especially in the fields of anatomy and biology. In anatomy, commissure refers to a bundle of nerve fibers that cross the midline at their level of origin or entry (as… … Wikipedia
Anterior commissure — Brain: Anterior commissure Coronal section of brain through anterior commissure. (Label for anterior commissure is on left, third from bottom.) … Wikipedia
Hippocampus — For other uses, see Hippocampus (disambiguation). Brain: Hippocampus The hippocampus is located in the medial temporal lobe of the brain. In this lateral view of the human brain, the frontal lobe is at le … Wikipedia
Cerebral hemisphere — Brain: Cerebral hemisphere The human brain as viewed from above, showing the cerebral hemis. The anterior aspect (front) of the brain is to the right. Latin Hemisphaerium cerebri Code TA … Wikipedia
commissura — SYN: commissure. [L. a joining together, seam, fr. com mitto, to send together, combine] c. alba anterior [TA] SYN: white commissure. c. alba posterior [TA] SYN: white commissure. c. anterior [TA] SYN: anterior commissure. c. an … Medical dictionary
Commissural fiber — Brain: Commissural fiber Mesal aspect of a brain sectioned in the median sagittal plane. Latin fibra commissuralis, fibrae commissurales telencephali Gray s … Wikipedia
Fornix — In anatomy, a vaultlike or arched structure. Fornix is the Latin word for vault or arch. The fornix in the brain is a fibrous arching band connecting the two lobes of the cerebrum. The fornix of the conjunctivae refers to loose arching folds… … Medical dictionary
Commissural fibers — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = f. commissuralis GraySubject = 189 GrayPage = 843 Caption = Caption2 = IsPartOf = Components = Artery = Vein = Acronym = BrainInfoType = ancil BrainInfoNumber = 221 MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = f 05… … Wikipedia
