Anatomy

Hippocampus

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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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2015(1966)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hippocampus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006624. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006624
  2. Hippocampus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocampus
  3. Hippocampus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48360