Splenium
| Brain: Splenium | |
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 Median sagittal section of brain. The relations of the pia mater are indicated by the red color. (The corpus callosum is the gray curved figure in the center, and the splenium is labeled at upper right.) | |
 Corpus callosum from above. (Splenium visible but not labeled.) | |
| Latin | s. corporis callosi |
| Gray's | p.828 |
| NeuroNames | hier-178 |
The posterior end of the corpus callosum is the thickest part, and is termed the splenium (Greek splenion = a bandage).
It overlaps the tela chorioidea of the third ventricle and the mid-brain, and ends in a thick, convex, free border.
A sagittal section of the splenium shows that the posterior end of the corpus callosum is acutely bent forward, the upper and lower parts being applied to each other.
Additional images
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Mesal aspect of a brain sectioned in the median sagittal plane.
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The fornix and corpus callosum from below.
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Splenium of corpus callosum
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Cerebral peduncle, optic chasm, cerebral aqueduct. Inferior view. Deep dissection.
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Cerebral peduncle, optic chasm, cerebral aqueduct. Inferior view. Deep dissection.
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Medial surface of cerebral hemisphere.Medial view.Deep dissection.
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Medial surface of cerebral hemisphere.Medial view.Deep dissection.
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Medial surface of cerebral hemisphere.Medial view.Deep dissection.
External links
- n1a5p4 at the University of Michigan Health System
- Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, at Elsevier 13048.000-3
- Diagram at neuropat.dote.hu
- http://www2.umdnj.edu/~neuro/studyaid/Practical2000/Q38.htm
- http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/glossary.cgi?page=s
This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.
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