| Term: | tract of the commissure of the caudal tuberculum neuron |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | tract of the commissure of the caudal tuberculum |
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| Synonyms: | TCPT, tract of the commissure of the posterior tuberculum |
| Definition: | Tract that extends from the intersection of the tract of the postoptic commissure and supraoptic tract that projects caudally across the hypothalamus and into the commissure of the caudal tuberculum. The axons appear to originate from a symmetric group of neurons in the forebrain that travel caudally into the diencephalon and then decussate, with some axons continuing to travel longitudinally and join other axons crossing the midline. There does not appear to be a clear ortholog of the TCPT in mammals; and the function(s) of the TCPT are not currently known. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005875] |
| Name: | neuron |
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| Definition: | The basic cellular unit of nervous tissue. Each neuron consists of a body, an axon, and dendrites. Their purpose is to receive, conduct, and transmit impulses in the nervous system. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009248] |