splenium of the corpus callosum

Term ID

UBERON:0015708

Synonyms

• corpus callosum splenium
• corpus callosum, splenium
• corpus callosum, splenium (Burdach)
• splenium
• splenium corporis callosi
• splenium corpus callosi
• splenium of corpus callosum
• splenium of the corpus callosum

Definition

The posterior end of the corpus callosum. It overlaps the tela chorioidea of the third ventricle and the mid-brain, and ends in a thick, convex, free border. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splenium

References

• DHBA:10565
• HBA:9225
• MBA:986
• NCIT:C33610
• NeuroNamesCNID:178
• http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=196
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splenium
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0152319
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/362355007

Ontology

Uberon Ontology