Genu of the corpus callosum
| Genu of the corpus callosum | |
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 The fornix and corpus callosum from below. (Genu labeled at center top.) | |
| Details | |
| Artery | anterior cerebral artery |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | genu corporis callosi |
| NeuroNames | hier-176 |
| NeuroLex ID | Genu of corpus callosum |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | g_04/12389027 |
| TA | A14.1.09.243 |
| FMA | 61946 |
The anterior end of the corpus callosum is named the genu, and is bent downward and backward in front of the septum pellucidum; diminishing rapidly in thickness, it is prolonged backward under the name of the rostrum, which is connected below with the lamina terminalis. In a study of five- to eighteen-year-olds there was found to be a positive correlation between age and callosal thickness.[1]
Additional images
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Mesal aspect of a brain sectioned in the median sagittal plane.
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Median sagittal section of brain.
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Horizontal section of right cerebral hemisphere.
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Genu of the corpus callosum
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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.
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Cerebrum. Inferior view.Deep dissection
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Anatomy diagram: 13048.000-3 at Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, Elsevier
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