Splenium

Splenium

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Latin = s. corporis callosi
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Caption = Median sagittal section of brain. The relations of the pia mater are indicated by the red color. (The corpus callosum is the gray curved figure in the center, and the splenium is labeled at upper right.)


Caption2 = Corpus callosum from above. (Splenium visible but not labeled.)
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DorlandsPre = s_19
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The posterior end of the corpus callosum is the thickest part, and is termed the splenium.

It overlaps the tela chorioidea of the third ventricle and the mid-brain, and ends in a thick, convex, free border.

A sagittal section of the splenium shows that the posterior end of the corpus callosum is acutely bent forward, the upper and lower parts being applied to each other.


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External links

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* [http://www.neuropat.dote.hu/splenium.gifDiagram at neuropat.dote.hu]
* http://www2.umdnj.edu/~neuro/studyaid/Practical2000/Q38.htm


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  • Splenium — Sple ni*um, n.[L., a plaster, a patch, from Gr. ???? a bandage, compress.] (Anat.) The thickened posterior border of the corpus callosum; so called in allusion to its shape. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Splenĭum — (v. gr.), 1) so v.w. Spleniola; 2) so auch Splenia; S. corpŏris callōsi, die Wulst des Gehirnbalkens …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Splenium corporis callosi — didžiosios jungties juosta statusas T sritis gyvūnų anatomija, gyvūnų morfologija atitikmenys: lot. Splenium corporis callosi ryšiai: platesnis terminas – didžioji jungtis …   Veterinarinės anatomijos, histologijos ir embriologijos terminai

  • splenium — noun a) The rounded posterior extremity of the brains corpus callosum. b) A compress or bandage …   Wiktionary

  • splenium — 1. A compress or bandage. 2. [TA] A structure resembling a bandaged part. [Mod. L. fr. G. splenion, bandage] s. corporis callosi [TA] SYN: s. of corpus callosum. s. of corpus callosum [TA] the thickened posterior extremity of the …   Medical dictionary

  • splenium — sple·ni·um …   English syllables

  • splenium — n. the thickest part of the corpus callosum, rounded and protruding backwards over the thalami, the pineal gland, and the midbrain …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • splenium — …   Useful english dictionary

  • splenium corporis callosi — [TA] the posterior rounded end of the corpus callosum; it conveys visual information between the two cerebral hemispheres …   Medical dictionary

  • Splenium corporis callosi — Sple̱nium cọrporis callo̱si [von gr. σπληνιον = Pflaster, Verband; ↑Corpus callosum] s; , Sple̱nia : rückwärtiger Wulst des Gehirnbalkens (Anat.) …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

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