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COMMISSURA POSTERIOR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- posterior commissure
1, record 1, English, posterior%20commissure
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- posterior cerebral commissure 2, record 1, English, posterior%20cerebral%20commissure
correct
- commissure of epithalamus 2, record 1, English, commissure%20of%20epithalamus
correct
- commissura posterior cerebri 2, record 1, English, commissura%20posterior%20cerebri
Latin
- commissura epithalamica 2, record 1, English, commissura%20epithalamica
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bundle of white matter crossing from one side of the brain to the other just rostral to the superior colliculi and above the opening of the aqueduct of Sylvius into the third ventricle. 3, record 1, English, - posterior%20commissure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The thalamencephalon comprises: (1) the thalamus; (2) the metathalamus or corpora geniculata; and (3) the epithalamus, consisting of the trigonum habenulae, the pineal body, and the posterior commissure. 4, record 1, English, - posterior%20commissure
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- commissure postérieure
1, record 1, French, commissure%20post%C3%A9rieure
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- commissure épithalamique 2, record 1, French, commissure%20%C3%A9pithalamique
correct, feminine noun
- commissura epithalamica 2, record 1, French, commissura%20epithalamica
Latin
- commissura posterior 2, record 1, French, commissura%20posterior
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Faisceau de substance blanche inter-hémisphérique situé dans la paroi postérieure du 3e ventricule, au-dessous de l'épiphyse. 2, record 1, French, - commissure%20post%C3%A9rieure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ancienne nomenclature : commissure postérieure 2, record 1, French, - commissure%20post%C3%A9rieure
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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