CA1 field of hippocampus
System
Nervous
CA1 field of hippocampus
Definition
Part of hippocampus proper bounded by CA2 and the subiculum, characterized by pyramidal neurons that receive projections from pyramidal neurons of CA3 via the Schaffer collaterals.
Also known as CA1, CA1 field, CA1 field of Ammon's horn, CA1 field of cornu ammonis, CA1 field of hippocampus, cornu ammonis 1, hippocampus CA1, prosubiculum = distal ca1, regio I cornus ammonis, regio I hippocampi proprii, regio superior, regio superior of the hippocampus, region 1 of Ammon's horn, region i of ammon's horn, region i of hippocampus proper — per UBERON
The CA1 field of hippocampus is a part of the Nervous.