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...
- somatosensory information, the isthmus transfers auditory information, and the splenium transfers visual information. Although much of the inter-hemispheric transfer...
- canal, or peripineal cistern) is a subarachnoid cistern situated between splenium of corpus callosum, and the superior surface of the cerebellum. It contains...
- 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...
- a characteristic boomerang-shaped area of restricted diffusion in the splenium of the corpus callosum due to cytotoxic edema. This sign is ****ociated...
- artery syndrome presents alexia without agraphia; the lesion is in the splenium of the corpus callosum. Peripheral Territory Lesions Contralateral homonymous...
- 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...
- region's name refers to its anatomical location immediately behind the splenium of the corpus callosum in primates, although in rodents it is located more...
- layers of the tela chorioidea of the third ventricle, and beneath the splenium of the corpus callosum, where they unite to form a short trunk, the great...