trigonum cerebrale

trigonum cerebrale
noun
an arched bundle of white fibers at the base of the brain by which the hippocampus of each hemisphere projects to the contralateral hippocampus and to the thalamus and mamillary bodies
Syn: ↑fornix
Hypernyms: ↑fiber bundle, ↑fibre bundle, ↑fascicle, ↑fasciculus
Part Holonyms: ↑limbic system, ↑visceral brain, ↑limbic brain
Part Meronyms: ↑carina fornicis

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  • 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

  • carina fornicis — noun ridge on the lower surface of the fornix of the brain • Hypernyms: ↑carina • Part Holonyms: ↑fornix, ↑trigonum cerebrale * * * noun see carina …   Useful english dictionary

  • fasciculus — noun a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers) • Syn: ↑fiber bundle, ↑fibre bundle, ↑fascicle • Hypernyms: ↑nervous tissue, ↑nerve tissue • Hyponyms: ↑fornix, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • fiber bundle — noun a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers) • Syn: ↑fibre bundle, ↑fascicle, ↑fasciculus • Hypernyms: ↑nervous tissue, ↑nerve tissue • Hyponyms: ↑fornix, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • fibre bundle — noun a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers) • Syn: ↑fiber bundle, ↑fascicle, ↑fasciculus • Hypernyms: ↑nervous tissue, ↑nerve tissue • Hyponyms: ↑fornix, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • fornix — noun 1. generally any arch shaped structure (but often it refers to the arched roof of an anatomical space) • Hypernyms: ↑body part 2. an arched bundle of white fibers at the base of the brain by which the hippocampus of each hemisphere projects… …   Useful english dictionary

  • limbic brain — noun a system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑limbic system, ↑visceral brain • Hypernyms: ↑neural structure • Part Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • limbic system — noun a system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior • Syn: ↑visceral brain, ↑limbic brain • Hypernyms: ↑neural structure • Part Meronyms: ↑fornix, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • visceral brain — noun a system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑limbic system, ↑limbic brain • Hypernyms: ↑neural structure • Part Meronyms: ↑f …   Useful english dictionary

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