FORNIX FIMBRIA
\fˈɔːnɪks fˈɪmbɹiə], \fˈɔːnɪks fˈɪmbɹiə], \f_ˈɔː_n_ɪ_k_s f_ˈɪ_m_b_ɹ_i__ə]\
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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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