Fornix Of The Brain: Anatomy And Functions

Fornix Of The Brain: Anatomy And Functions

Question 1. Describe the fornix in brief.
Answer.

The fornix is a large bundle of projection fibres (mainly) that connect the hippocampus with the mammillary body. On the medial surface of the cerebral hemisphere, it is seen as an arched bundle of white fibres beneath the corpus callosum.

Fornix of the brain

Fornix Parts: It consists of:

• Fimbriae
• Crura
• Body
• Columns (anterior columns)

Types of fibres present in the fornix

Function of fornix in brain

• Projection fibres, which project from the hippocampus to the mammillary body.
• Commissural fibres connect the two hippocampi.
• Association fibres connect the hippocampus with the cingulate gyrus of the same side.