| Term: | anterior commissure anterior commissure morphogenesis |
|---|---|
| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | anterior commissure |
|---|---|
| Synonyms: | commissura anterior, commissura rostral, rostral commissure |
| Definition: | Telencephalic white matter (commissure) which connects the two cerebral hemispheres across the midline. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001108] |
| Name: | anterior commissure morphogenesis |
|---|---|
| Synonyms: | |
| Definition: | Generation of a long process of a CNS neuron, that carries efferent (outgoing) action potentials from the cell body in one half of the cerebral cortex towards target cells in the contralateral half. This axonal process is a member of those that make up the anterior commissure, a small midline fiber tract that lies at the anterior end of the corpus callosum. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0021960] QuickGO AmiGO |