Neuroanatomy · Nervous System · Medium
Fornix
Meaning: An arched bundle of white matter fibres carrying output from the hippocampus to the mammillary bodies.
In practice: Damage to the fornix after colloid cyst surgery left the patient with marked short-term memory problems.
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Which word means: The dorsal part of the diencephalon containing the pineal gland and the habenular nuclei.
Answer: Epithalamus
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Answer: Uncus
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