commissure of the fornix

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• 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

• 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

• 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

• Fornix of brain — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 189 GrayPage = 838 Caption = Diagram of the fornix. Right=anterior Caption2 = Scheme of rhinencephalon. IsPartOf = Components = Artery = Vein = BrainInfoType = hier BrainInfoNumber = 250… …   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

• Anterior commissure — Brain: Anterior commissure Coronal section of brain through anterior commissure. (Label for anterior commissure is on left, third from bottom.) …   Wikipedia

• Columns of fornix — Brain: Columns of fornix Diagram of the fornix. Latin columna fornicis Gray s subject #189 838 …   Wikipedia

• Crus of fornix — Brain: Crus of fornix Diagram of the fornix. Tela chorioidea of the third ventricle, and the c …   Wikipedia

• hippocampal commissure — n a triangular band of nerve fibers joining the two crura of the fornix of the rhinencephalon anteriorly before they fuse to form the body of the fornix called also lyra, psalterium * * * commissura fornicis …   Medical dictionary

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• External orifice of the uterus — Posterior half of uterus and upper part of vagina. (External orifice labeled at bottom.) …   Wikipedia