FORNICES (BRAIN)
\fˈɔːnɪsɪz bɹˈe͡ɪn], \fˈɔːnɪsɪz bɹˈeɪn], \f_ˈɔː_n_ɪ_s_ɪ_z__ b_ɹ_ˈeɪ_n]\
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Heavily myelinated fiber bundle of the TELENCEPHALON projecting from the hippocampal formation to the HYPOTHALAMUS. Some authorities consider the fornix part of the LIMBIC SYSTEM. The fimbria starts as a flattened band of axons arising from the subiculum and HIPPOCAMPUS, which then thickens to form the fornix.
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