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CRURA [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-06-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- Nervous System
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- crus of fornix
1, record 1, English, crus%20of%20fornix
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- crus of the fornix 2, record 1, English, crus%20of%20the%20fornix
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The fornix of the brain is a C-shaped structure that projects from the posterior hippocampus to the septal area and hypothalamus. As the hippocampus terminates near the splenium of the corpus callosum, the fimbria becomes a detached bundle, the crus of the fornix. The two crura merge medially to form the body of the fornix. 2, record 1, English, - crus%20of%20fornix
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
crura of fornix; crura of the fornix: plural forms. 3, record 1, English, - crus%20of%20fornix
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
crus of fornix; crus fornicis: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, English, - crus%20of%20fornix
Record 1, Key term(s)
- crura of fornix
- crura of the fornix
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Système nerveux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pilier du fornix
1, record 1, French, pilier%20du%20fornix
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les piliers du fornix des hémisphères droit et gauche s'unissent pour former la commissure du fornix [...] 2, record 1, French, - pilier%20du%20fornix
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pilier du fornix : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, French, - pilier%20du%20fornix
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
crus fornicis : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, French, - pilier%20du%20fornix
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-08-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- The Ear
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- crus posterius stapedis
1, record 2, English, crus%20posterius%20stapedis
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- posterior crus of stapes 1, record 2, English, posterior%20crus%20of%20stapes
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The posterior, longer, and more curved of the two limbs that diverge from the neck of the stapes and are connected distally by the flattened oval plate, or base which is held to the fenestra vestibuli by ligaments. 1, record 2, English, - crus%20posterius%20stapedis
Record 2, Key term(s)
- stapedial crura
- crura
- posterior limb of stapes
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Oreille
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- branche postérieure de l'étrier
1, record 2, French, branche%20post%C3%A9rieure%20de%20l%27%C3%A9trier
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Étrier (stapes) - C'est l'osselet le plus petit et le plus léger [...] [Ses] branches antérieure et postérieure (crus anterius et posterius) forment l'arc stapédien, réunissant la tête à la base de l'étrier [...] 1, record 2, French, - branche%20post%C3%A9rieure%20de%20l%27%C3%A9trier
Record 2, Key term(s)
- branche postérieure du stapès
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-08-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- The Ear
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- crus anterius stapedis
1, record 3, English, crus%20anterius%20stapedis
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- anterior crus of stapes 1, record 3, English, anterior%20crus%20of%20stapes
correct
- anterior limb of stapes 1, record 3, English, anterior%20limb%20of%20stapes
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The shorter and less curved of the two limbs that diverge from the neck of the stapes and are connected distally by the flattened oval plate, or base, which is held to the fenestra vestibuli by annular. 1, record 3, English, - crus%20anterius%20stapedis
Record 3, Key term(s)
- stapedial crura
- crura
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Oreille
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- branche antérieure de l'étrier
1, record 3, French, branche%20ant%C3%A9rieure%20de%20l%27%C3%A9trier
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Étrier (stapes) - C'est l'osselet le plus petit et le plus léger [...]. [Ses] branches antérieure et postérieure (crus anterius et posterius) forment l'arc stapédien, réunissant la tête à la base de l'étrier [...]. 1, record 3, French, - branche%20ant%C3%A9rieure%20de%20l%27%C3%A9trier
Record 3, Key term(s)
- branche antérieure du stapès
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1977-06-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- septifer crura
1, record 4, English, septifer%20crura
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Septifer crura are] crura having [a] form of septa that descend directly from [the] dorsal side of [the] hinge plates to [the] floor of [the] brachial valve (...) [in a brachiopod] 1, record 4, English, - septifer%20crura
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- crura septifères
1, record 4, French, crura%20septif%C3%A8res
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les crura septifères sont des crura] courts, à plaques crurales appuyées au fond de la valve et s'étendant jusqu'au tiers de la longueur de cette dernière [chez un Brachiopode.] 1, record 4, French, - crura%20septif%C3%A8res
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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