Genu of the corpus callosum
- Genu of the corpus callosum
Infobox Brain
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Latin = genu corporis callosi
GraySubject = 189
GrayPage = 828
Caption = The fornix and corpus callosum from below. (Genu labeled at center top.)
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Artery = anterior cerebral artery
Vein =
BrainInfoType = hier
BrainInfoNumber = 176
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DorlandsPre = g_04
DorlandsSuf = 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.
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