Hippocampal commissure
Commissura hippocampi
- Latin synonym: Commissura fornicis
- Synonym: Commissure of fornix
- Related terms: Commissure of fornix
Definition
The commissure of fornix is a triangular sheet of fibers connecting the crura of fornix below te posterior portion of the corpus callosum. It contains crossing fibers from the fimbriae of hippocampus on both sides.