Uncus
Uncus
Definition
The uncus refers to a prominence that borders the ventral end of the hippocampal groove, in the rhinencephalon.
This term is used in humans and is replaced by "hippocampal tubercle" in domestic mammals.
References
Barone R, Bortolami R. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 6, Neurologie I, Vigot, Paris, 2004.
