Pes hippocampi
Appearance
Pes hippocampi | |
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![]() Inferior and posterior cornua, viewed from above. (Pes. hipp. labeled at center top.) | |
Identifiers | |
TA98 | A14.1.09.323 |
TA2 | 5656 |
FMA | 84032 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
The lower end of the hippocampus is enlarged, and presents two or three rounded elevations or digitations which give it a paw-like appearance, and hence it is named the pes hippocampi (pes meaning foot) or pes hippocampi major[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "BrainInfo". braininfo.rprc.washington.edu.
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