NOUN | body | carina fornicis | ridge on the lower surface of the fornix of the brain |
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Meaning | ridge on the lower surface of the fornix of the brain. | |
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Part of | fornix, trigonum cerebrale | An arched bundle of white fibers at the base of the brain by which the hippocampus of each hemisphere projects to the contralateral hippocampus and to the thalamus and mamillary bodies |
Broader | carina | Any of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused petals of a pea blossom |
Spanish | carina fornicis |
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