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UNCUS [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Eye
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- optic tract
1, record 1, English, optic%20tract
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tractus opticus 2, record 1, English, tractus%20opticus
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The tract arising from the optic chiasma, proceeding backward, around the cerebral peduncle, and dividing into a lateral and a medial root; the roots end in the cranial colliculus and lateral geniculate body, respectively. 2, record 1, English, - optic%20tract
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oeil
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bandelette optique
1, record 1, French, bandelette%20optique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tractus optique 2, record 1, French, tractus%20optique
correct
- TO 2, record 1, French, TO
correct, masculine noun
- TO 2, record 1, French, TO
- tractus opticus 3, record 1, French, tractus%20opticus
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Élément des voies optiques issu de l’angle postérieur du chiasma optique, cheminant dans la fente de Bichat, aboutissant au corps genouillé externe homolatéral, et qui comprend les fibres issues du champ temporal de la rétine de l’œil homolatéral, les fibres issues du champ nasal de la rétine de l’œil controlatéral, une partie des fibres issues à la fois de la zone maculaire droite et gauche, et enfin une partie des fibres pupillaires issues à la fois des deux rétines droite et gauche. 1, record 1, French, - bandelette%20optique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Du chiasma, le tractus optique(To) s’insère entre la face supérieure de l'uncus et les bords antérieurs et latéral du pédoncule cérébral qu'il longe puis contourne. 2, record 1, French, - bandelette%20optique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-03-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- uncusectomy
1, record 2, English, uncusectomy
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- uncusectomie
1, record 2, French, uncusectomie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Résection de l'uncus vertébral, rebord saillant du plateau vertébral supérieur à l'étage cervical. 1, record 2, French, - uncusectomie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-02-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- uncal
1, record 3, English, uncal
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- uncinate 1, record 3, English, uncinate
correct, adjective
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pertaining to the uncus. 1, record 3, English, - uncal
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- unciné
1, record 3, French, uncin%C3%A9
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relatif à l'uncus du gyrus hippocampe. 2, record 3, French, - uncin%C3%A9
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Voies longitudinales hémisphériques. [...] - les faisceaux unciné et arqué sont l’un en avant et l’autre en arrière de l’insula. 1, record 3, French, - uncin%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-06-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- uncus
1, record 4, English, uncus
correct, Latin
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- uncinate gyrus 2, record 4, English, uncinate%20gyrus
correct
- uncus gyri parahippocampalis 1, record 4, English, uncus%20gyri%20parahippocampalis
correct
- uncus gyri hippocampi 3, record 4, English, uncus%20gyri%20hippocampi
correct
- uncus gyri fornicatti 3, record 4, English, uncus%20gyri%20fornicatti
correct
- uncus 1, record 4, English, uncus
correct, Latin
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The anterior, hooked extremity of the parahippocampal gyrus on the basomedial surface of the temporal lobe. 2, record 4, English, - uncus
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The anterior face of the uncus corresponds to the olfactory cortex, its ventral surface to the entorhinal area. 2, record 4, English, - uncus
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- uncus
1, record 4, French, uncus
correct, Latin, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- lobe de l'hippocampe 2, record 4, French, lobe%20de%20l%27hippocampe
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- crochet de l'hippocampe 2, record 4, French, crochet%20de%20l%27hippocampe
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- uncus 1, record 4, French, uncus
correct, Latin, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Extrémité de la cinquième circonvolution temporale qui correspond à l’aire olfactive. 2, record 4, French, - uncus
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La cinquième [temporale] est la plus interne des circonvolutions temporales. Elle est encore appelée circonvolution de l'hippocampe. Cette circonvolution se continue avec la cinquième occipitale et forme avec elle le lobule lingual. L'extrémité antérieure de la circonvolution de l'hippocampe s’infléchit pour former l'uncus. 3, record 4, French, - uncus
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ancienne nomenclature : crochet de l’hippocampe. 2, record 4, French, - uncus
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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