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Mammillary body, the Glossary

Index Mammillary body

The mammillary bodies are a pair of small round bodies, located on the undersurface of the brain that, as part of the diencephalon, form part of the limbic system.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 18 relations: Amnesia, Amygdala, Anatomical terms of location, Anterograde amnesia, Brain, Colloid cyst, Diencephalon, Episodic memory, Fornix (neuroanatomy), Hippocampus, Hypothalamus, Limbic system, Mammillotegmental fasciculus, Mammillothalamic tract, Memory, Thalamus, Thiamine, Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome.

  2. Hypothalamus
  3. Limbic system

Amnesia

Amnesia is a deficit in memory caused by brain damage or brain diseases,Gazzaniga, M., Ivry, R., & Mangun, G. (2009) Cognitive Neuroscience: The biology of the mind.

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Amygdala

The amygdala (amygdalae or amygdalas; also corpus amygdaloideum; Latin from Greek, ἀμυγδαλή, amygdalē, 'almond', 'tonsil') is a paired nuclear complex present in the cerebral hemispheres of vertebrates.

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Anatomical terms of location

Standard anatomical terms of location are used to unambiguously describe the anatomy of animals, including humans.

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Anterograde amnesia

In neurology, anterograde amnesia is the inability to create new memories after an event that caused amnesia, leading to a partial or complete inability to recall the recent past, while long-term memories from before the event remain intact.

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Brain

The brain is an organ that serves as the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals.

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Colloid cyst

A colloid cyst is a non-malignant tumor in the brain.

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Diencephalon

In the human brain, the diencephalon (or interbrain) is a division of the forebrain (embryonic prosencephalon).

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Episodic memory

Episodic memory is the memory of everyday events (such as times, location geography, associated emotions, and other contextual information) that can be explicitly stated or conjured.

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Fornix (neuroanatomy)

The fornix (from lit;: fornices) is a C-shaped bundle of nerve fibers in the brain that acts as the major output tract of the hippocampus. Mammillary body and fornix (neuroanatomy) are limbic system.

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Hippocampus

The hippocampus (hippocampi; via Latin from Greek ἱππόκαμπος, 'seahorse') is a major component of the brain of humans and other vertebrates. Mammillary body and hippocampus are limbic system.

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Hypothalamus

The hypothalamus (hypothalami) is a small part of the vertebrate brain that contains a number of nuclei with a variety of functions. Mammillary body and hypothalamus are limbic system.

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Limbic system

The limbic system, also known as the paleomammalian cortex, is a set of brain structures located on both sides of the thalamus, immediately beneath the medial temporal lobe of the cerebrum primarily in the forebrain.

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Mammillotegmental fasciculus

The mammillotegmental fasciculus (or mammillotegmental tract, mammillo-tegmental bundle of Gudden, or Fasciculus mammillotegmentalis) is a small bundle of efferent fibers from the hypothalamus running from the mammillary body to the tegmentum. Mammillary body and mammillotegmental fasciculus are hypothalamus.

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Mammillothalamic tract

The mammillothalamic tract (also mammillary fasciculus, mammillothalamic fasciculus, thalamomammillary fasciculus, bundle of Vicq d'Azyr) is an efferent pathway of the mammillary body which projects to the anterior nuclei of thalamus. Mammillary body and mammillothalamic tract are limbic system.

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Memory

Memory is the faculty of the mind by which data or information is encoded, stored, and retrieved when needed.

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Thalamus

The thalamus (thalami; from Greek θάλαμος, "chamber") is a large mass of gray matter on the lateral walls of the third ventricle forming the dorsal part of the diencephalon (a division of the forebrain).

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Thiamine

Thiamine, also known as thiamin and vitamin B1, is a vitamin, an essential micronutrient for humans and animals.

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Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome

Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (WKS) is the combined presence of Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) and alcoholic Korsakoff syndrome (AKS). Due to the close relationship between these two disorders, people with either are usually diagnosed with WKS as a single syndrome. It mainly causes vision changes, ataxia and impaired memory.

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See also

Hypothalamus

Limbic system

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammillary_body

Also known as Corpora mamillaria, Corpora mammillaria, Corporus mammillaria, Corpus mamillare, Corpus mammillare, Mamillary bodies, Mamillary body, Mammilary bodies, Mammilary body, Mammillaries of the Hypothalamus, Mammillary bodies, Mammilliary body.