Alveus of hippocampus

Brain: Alveus of the hippocampus

Inferior and posterior cornua, viewed from above. (Alveus not labeled, but "fimbria hippocampus" is identified at center right.)
Latin	alveus hippocampi
NeuroNames	hier-168
NeuroLex ID	birnlex_1510

The alveus of the hippocampus borders the wall of the lateral ventricle and is composed of white, myelinated fibers. The alveus arises from cell bodies in the subiculum and hippocampus, and eventually merges with the fimbria of the hippocampus. The fimbria goes on to become the fornix. These structures are part of the limbic system.

Additional images

"Alveus of the hippocampus." Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 27th ed. (2000). ISBN 0-683-40007-X
Haines, Duane E. Fundamental Neuroscience, 2nd ed. (2002). ISBN 0-443-06603-5

Corpus striatum	striatum: Putamen · Caudate nucleus lentiform nucleus: Putamen · Globus pallidus (GPe, GPi)

Ventral striatum	Nucleus accumbens · Olfactory tubercle · Islands of Calleja

Other	Amygdala · Claustrum

Grey matter	Anterior olfactory nucleus · Anterior perforated substance · Olfactory bulb

White matter	Olfactory tract (Medial olfactory stria, Lateral olfactory stria) · Olfactory trigone

Grey matter	Substantia innominata (Basal optic nucleus of Meynert) · Nucleus of diagonal band

White matter	Diagonal band of Broca · Stria terminalis

Grey matter	Hippocampus proper: CA1 · CA2 · CA3 · CA4 Dentate gyrus: Fascia dentata Subiculum

White matter	Alveus · Fimbria · Perforant path · Schaffer collateral

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