Columns of fornix
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The columns of the fornix arch downward in front of the interventricular foramen and behind the anterior commissure
, and each descends through the gray substance in the lateral wall of the third ventricle
to the base of the brain, where it ends in the corpus mammillare.
Anterior commissure
The anterior commissure is a bundle of nerve fibers , connecting the two cerebral hemispheres across the midline, and placed in front of the columns of the fornix...
, and each descends through the gray substance in the lateral wall of the third ventricle
Third ventricle
The third ventricle is one of four connected fluid-filled cavities comprising the ventricular system within the human brain. It is a median cleft between the two thalami, and is filled with cerebrospinal fluid ....
to the base of the brain, where it ends in the corpus mammillare.
External links
- http://isc.temple.edu/neuroanatomy/lab/atlas/bgfgic/