Hippocampal tubercle
Tuberculum hippocampi
Definition
The hippocampal tubercle is a prominence that borders the ventral end of the hippocampal groove, in the rhinencephalon.
It is poorly distinct in domestic mammals, unlike in humans, where it is called the uncus.
References
Barone R, Bortolami R. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 6, Neurologie I, Vigot, Paris, 2004.
