Genu of the corpus callosum
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Brain: Genu of the corpus callosum | ||
|---|---|---|
 |
||
| The fornix and corpus callosum from below. (Genu labeled at center top.) | ||
| Latin | genu corporis callosi | |
| Gray's | subject #189 828 | |
| NeuroNames | hier-176 | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | g_04/12389027 | |
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.
[edit] See also
[edit] Additional images
 Mesal aspect of a brain sectioned in the median sagittal plane. |
 Median sagittal section of brain. |
 Horizontal section of right cerebral hemisphere. |
[edit] External links
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated. Please edit the article if this is the case, and feel free to remove this notice when it is no longer relevant.
 |
This neuroscience article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
