Definition of Splenium. Meaning of Splenium. Synonyms of Splenium

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Definition of Splenium

Splenium
Splenium Sple"ni*um, n.[L., a plaster, a patch, from Gr. ???? a bandage, compress.] (Anat.) The thickened posterior border of the corpus callosum; -- so called in allusion to its shape.

Meaning of Splenium from wikipedia

- the rostrum, the genu, the trunk or body, and the splenium. Fibres from the trunk and the splenium known together as the tapetum form the roof of each...
- in two converging rami. It runs forward to a point a little below the splenium of the corpus callosum. Here, it is joined at an acute angle by the medial...
- somatosensory information, the isthmus transfers auditory information, and the splenium transfers visual information. Although much of the inter-hemispheric transfer...
- along the upper surface of the body, and finally turns downward behind the splenium, where it is connected by a narrow isthmus with the parahippocampal gyrus...
- canal, or peripineal cistern) is a subarachnoid cistern situated between splenium of corpus callosum, and the superior surface of the cerebellum. It contains...
- Goldenring; Musielak, Kayla A.; Semrud-Clikeman, Margaret (2014). "Smaller splenium in children with nonverbal learning disability compared to controls, high-functioning...
- lateral longitudinal striae. The indusium griseum is prolonged around the splenium of the corpus callosum as a delicate layer, the fasciolar gyrus, which...
- separation of the posterior frontal and parietal lobes Callosal genu and splenium normally formed Absence of corpus callosum Hypothalamus and lentiform nuclei...
- of the eustachian tube Isthmus, narrowed part between the trunk and the splenium of the corpus callosum Isthmus, formation of the s**** membrane in birds...
- hypoplastic corpus callosum with a missing rostrum and posterior part of the splenium, with bulbous caudate nuclei bulging towards the frontal horns.[citation...