Hippocampus
System
Nervous
SNOMED CT
361561007
Hippocampus
Definition
A part of the brain consisting of a three layered cortex located in the forebrain bordering the medial surface of the lateral ventricle. The term hippocampus is often used synonymously with hippocampal formation which consists of the hippocampus proper or Cornu Ammonis, the dentate gyrus and the subiculum.
Also known as ammon gyrus, ammon horn, Ammon's horn, hippocampus major, hippocampus proper, hippocampus proprius — per UBERON
The Hippocampus is a part of the Nervous.