Genu of the corpus callosum
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| Brain: Genu of the corpus callosum | ||
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| The fornix and corpus callosum from below. (Genu labeled at center top.) | ||
| Latin | genu corporis callosi | |
| Gray's | subject #189 828 | |
| Artery | anterior cerebral artery | |
| NeuroNames | hier-176 | |
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. In a study of five to eighteen year olds there was found to be a positive correlation between age and callosal thickness.[1]
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Mesal aspect of a brain sectioned in the median sagittal plane.
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Median sagittal section of brain.
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Horizontal section of right cerebral hemisphere.
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