Body of fornix

Corpus fornicis

Definition

Juliette Garnodier

The body of the fornix, located in the rhinencephalon, is the portion formed by the convergence of the two columns at the midline, with axons extending rostrally.

References

  • Barone R, Bortolami R. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 6, Neurologie I, Vigot, Paris, 2004.

  • Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012.

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