Genu of corpus callosum - Genu corporis callosi
Anatomical Parts
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Anatomical hierarchy
General Anatomy > Nervous system > Central part of nervous system; Central nervous system > Brain > Prosencephalon; Forebrain > Telencephalon > Cerebral hemisphere > White substance of telencephalon; cerebral white matter > Commissural fibres of telencephalon > Corpus callosum > Genu of corpus callosum
Translations
The anterior end of corpus callosum is named the genu, and is bent downward and backward in front of the septum pellucidum; diminishing rapidly in thickness, it is prolonged backward under the name of the rostrum, which is connected below with the lamina terminalis.
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