loading...| Preferred Name | hippocampus | |
| Synonyms |
hippocampus proper Cornu ammonis Ammon's horn CNS - Brain - Hippocampus (MMHCC) hippocampus major ammon horn |
|
| Definitions |
A part of the brain consisting of a three layered cortex located in the forebrain bordering the medial surface of the lateral ventricle. The term hippocampus is often used synonymously with hippocampal formation which consists of the hippocampus proper or Cornu Ammonis, the dentate gyrus and the subiculum. A curved elongated ridge that extends over the floor of the descending horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain and consists of gray matter covered on the ventricular surface with white matter;nThe hippocampus is a part of the temporal lobe, which has a well established role in learning, memory and emotion. |
|
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MA_0000191 |
|
| database_cross_reference |
NIFSTD:birnlex_721 MeSH:D006624 NIFSTD:birnlex_726 NCIt:C12444 BTO:0000601 MAT:0000114 EMAPA:19148 EV:0100180 FMA:62493 SAEL:51 MA:0000191 |
|
| definition |
A part of the brain consisting of a three layered cortex located in the forebrain bordering the medial surface of the lateral ventricle. The term hippocampus is often used synonymously with hippocampal formation which consists of the hippocampus proper or Cornu Ammonis, the dentate gyrus and the subiculum. A curved elongated ridge that extends over the floor of the descending horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain and consists of gray matter covered on the ventricular surface with white matter;nThe hippocampus is a part of the temporal lobe, which has a well established role in learning, memory and emotion. |
|
| has_exact_synonym |
hippocampus proper Cornu ammonis Ammon's horn CNS - Brain - Hippocampus (MMHCC) hippocampus major ammon horn |
|
| label |
hippocampus |
|
| part_of | ||
| preferred label |
hippocampus |
|
| prefixIRI |
MA:0000191 |
|
| prefLabel |
hippocampus |
|
| term editor |
Tomasz Adamusiak James Malone |
|
| treeView | ||
| subClassOf |