body of the corpus callosum
Acronym: bcc
The term body of the corpus callosum refers to the portion of the corpus callosum located between the genu of the corpus callosum and the splenium of the corpus callosum. It is found in the human ( Carpenter-1983 ), the macaque ( Martin-2000 ), the rat ( Swanson-2004 ) and the mouse ( Franklin-2008 ). In a common parcellation, corpus callosum (Witelson), it is divided into four parts: the rostral body of the corpus callosum, the anterior midbody of the corpus callosum, the posterior midbody of the corpus callosum and the isthmus of the corpus callosum.

Also known as: body of corpus callosum, trunk of corpus callosum, Corpus callosum truncusNeuroNames ID : 195


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