Fimbria of hippocampus

Fimbria of hippocampus
Coronal section of inferior horn of lateral ventricle. (Fimbria labeled at center left.)
Details
Latin	fimbria hippocampi
Identifiers
NeuroNames	hier-169
NeuroLex ID	Fimbria of hippocampus
Dorlands /Elsevier	f_07/12364986
TA
TH	{{#property:P1694}}
TE	{{#property:P1693}}
FMA	{{#property:P1402}}
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [[[d:|edit on Wikidata]]]

With regard to the brain, the fimbria is a prominent band of white matter along the medial edge of the hippocampus.

Structure

The fimbria is an accumulation of myelinated axons (mostly efferent) that first collect on the ventricular surface of the hippocampus as the alveus (a thin layer resembling an inverted trough).

Relations

Near the splenium the fimbria separates from the hippocampus as the crus fornicis.

Additional images

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  Diagram of hippocampus

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  Section of brain showing upper surface of temporal lobe.

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  Scheme of rhinencephalon.

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  Posterior and inferior cornua of left lateral ventricle exposed from the side.

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  Inferior and posterior cornua, viewed from above.

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  Diagram of the fornix.

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  The fornix and corpus callosum from below.