Cornu Ammonis (Shaw)

The term Cornu Ammonis (Shaw) is Latin for 'horn of ammon', which "refers to the Egyptian mythology in which Ammon (Amen or Amun) was the sun god, the father of gods, the god of reproductive forces. He was depicted as having a ram's head with spirally curved horns." Anatomically the horn of Ammon consists of the fornix and the hippocampal complex. For more historic detail and an imaginative photographic illustration, see ( Shaw-1997 ).

Also known as: Cornu Ammonis (Shaw), Ammon's horn (Shaw)

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Name:

Cornu Ammonis (Shaw)

Language:

Latin

Organism:

human

Source:

Shaw-1997

Citation:

Neuroimaging Clinics of North America. 1997; 7:1:101-142

Source Title:

Neuropathology of the limbic system

Name:

Ammon's horn (Shaw)

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Shaw-1997

Citation:

Neuroimaging Clinics of North America. 1997; 7:1:101-142

Source Title:

Neuropathology of the limbic system

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Internal Structure

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Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

Ammon's horn (Shaw)

Source:

Shaw-1997

Basis:

Internal Structure

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

Cornu Ammonis (Shaw)

Source:

Shaw-1997

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