Term Name: | anterior commissure |
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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). |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0000935] |