Body of corpus callosum
Truncus corporis callosi
- Synonym: Truncus of corpus callosum
- Related terms: Trunk; Trunk of corpus callosum
Definition
The trunk or truncus (also called” body”) is the portion of corpus callosum between the “genu” and the “splenium” of corpus callosum.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
