The anterior extremity of the Parahippocampal gyrus is recurved in the form of a hook, the uncus, which is separated from the apex of the temporal lobe by a slight fissure, the incisura temporalis. Although superficially continuous with the hippocampal gyrus, the uncus forms morphologically a part of the rhinencephalon. The term uncus was coined by Felix Vicq dbAzyr (1748b1794). [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncus ]
Synonyms: uncus hippocampi
Term information
- FMA:74884
- NCIT:C33831
- DHBA:12165
- Wikipedia:Uncus
- SCTID:279213004
- neuronames:40
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