Biology:Centrum semiovale

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Short description: Area of white matter below the human brain's central cortex
Centrum semiovale
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Dissection of cortex and brain-stem showing association fibers and island of Reil after removal of its superficial gray substance.
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Human brain right dissected lateral view description
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Latincentrum semiovale
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

In neuroanatomy, the centrum semiovale, semioval center or centrum ovale[1] is the central area of white matter found underneath the cerebral cortex.[2] The white matter, located in each hemisphere between the cerebral cortex and nuclei, as a whole has a semioval shape. It consists of cortical projection fibers, association fibers and cortical fibers. It continues ventrally as the corona radiata.

References

  1. "centrum semiovale". http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/centrum+semiovale. 
  2. Alberts, Daniel Albert (2012). Dorland's illustrated medical dictionary. (32nd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Saunders/Elsevier. p. 330. ISBN 978-1-4160-6257-8. 

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