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fornix of brain

Term ID
UBERON:0000052
Synonyms
  • brain fornix
  • cerebral fornix
  • fornix
  • fornix cerebri
  • fornix hippocampus
  • hippocampus fornix
Definition
A C-shaped bundle of fibres (axons) in the brain, and carries signals from the hippocampus to the mammillary bodies and septal nuclei. It is typically divided into the columns (crus), body, commissure and the pre-commissural and post-commissural fornix (MM).
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Relationships
is part of
has parts
is a type of
inverse disjoint_from
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