Precommissural part
Pars precommissuralis [prae-]
- Synonym: Precommissural part
Definition
The precommissural part of the hippocampus, located in the rhinencephalon, is the rostral portion situated anterior to the corpus callosum, which merges with the paraterminal gyrus and participates in the circuits of the limbic system.
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.
