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Septum pellucidum
Thin membrane between the lateral ventricles of the brain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The septum pellucidum (Latin for "translucent wall") is a thin, triangular, vertical double membrane separating the anterior horns of the left and right lateral ventricles of the brain. It runs as a sheet from the corpus callosum down to the fornix.
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![]() Image showing the septum pellucidum, with other structures of the rhinencephalon also shown | |
![]() Cross-section of the brain showing the right cerebral hemisphere. The septum pellucidum is seen as the sheet joining the corpus callosum to the fornix. | |
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Location | Midline of the brain |
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Latin | septum pellucidum (lamina septi pellucidi) |
MeSH | D012688 |
NeuroNames | 256 |
NeuroLex ID | nlx_144186 |
TA98 | A14.1.09.262 |
TA2 | 5647 |
FMA | 61844 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
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The septum is not present in the syndrome septo-optic dysplasia.