septum pellucidum

Term ID

UBERON:0004714

Synonyms

• lateral septum
• pellucidum
• septal pellucidum
• septum gliosum
• septum lucidum
• septum pellucidum of telencephalic ventricle

Definition

A triangular double membrane, consisting of glial cells and fibers (Heimer, 1996) separating the anterior horns of the lateral ventricles of the brain. It is situated in the median plane and bounded by the corpus callosum and the body and columns of the fornix.

References

• BAMS:SptP
• BAMS:spt
• BTO:0003448
• DHBA:12098
• MA:0002979
• MESH:D012688
• NCIT:C33536
• Septum:pellucidum
• UMLS:C0036700
• birnlex:1315
• http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=256
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0036700
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/362313003

Ontology

Uberon Ontology