Structured Summary
Abstract
A curved elevation of GRAY MATTER extending the entire length of the floor of the TEMPORAL HORN of the LATERAL VENTRICLE (see also TEMPORAL LOBE). The hippocampus proper, subiculum, and DENTATE GYRUS constitute the hippocampal formation. Sometimes authors include the ENTORHINAL CORTEX in the hippocampal formation.
MeSH Record
Classification
Related Concepts
Knowledge Graph
Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.
MeSH Record
See Also
MeSH Record
Synonyms
16 entry terms
- Ammon Horn
- Ammon's Horn
- Cornu Ammonis
- Hippocampus Proper
- Ammons Horn
- Hippocampus Propers
- Horn, Ammon
- Horn, Ammon's
- Proper, Hippocampus
- Propers, Hippocampus
- Hippocampal Formation
- Subiculum
- Formation, Hippocampal
- Formations, Hippocampal
- Hippocampal Formations
- Subiculums
MeSH Record
Aspects Covered
23 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
MeSH Record
History Note
2015(1966)
MeSH Hierarchy
Tree Numbers
MeSH Record
NLM Classification
WL 314
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Hippocampus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006624. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006624
- Hippocampus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocampus
- Hippocampus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48360