Pes hippocampi

Pes hippocampi
Inferior and posterior cornua, viewed from above. (Pes. hipp. labeled at center top.)
Identifiers
TA98	A14.1.09.323
TA2	5656
FMA	84032
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata]

The lower end of the hippocampus is enlarged, and presents two or three rounded elevations or digitations which give it a paw-like appearance, and hence it is named the pes hippocampi (pes meaning foot) or pes hippocampi major^[1]

References

1. "BrainInfo". braininfo.rprc.washington.edu.

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20110722072202/http://web.sc.itc.keio.ac.jp/anatomy/Rauber-Kopsch/web/abb2/png144/440.png