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anterior commissure

Term ID
UBERON:0000935
Synonyms
  • AC
  • anterior cerebral commissure
  • anterior commissural nucleus
  • commissura anterior
  • commissura anterior cerebri
  • commissura rostral
  • commissura rostralis
  • paleocortical commissure
  • precommisure
  • rostral commissure
Definition
A bundle of myelinated nerve fibers passing transversely through the lamina terminalis and connecting symmetrical parts of the two cerebral hemispheres; it consists of a smaller anterior part (pars anterior commissurae anterioris) and a larger posterior part (pars posterior commissurae anterioris).
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