septum pellucidum

Introduction

A thin plate of brain tissue situated between the column & body of the fornix below & the corpus callosum above & anteriorly.

It is generally fused with the contralateral septum pellucidum forming a median partition between the frontal horn of thelateral ventricles.

In 10% of individuals, fusion does not occur.

The septum pellucidum contains nerve cell bodies & numerous nerve fibers.

More general terms

• brain structure

More specific terms

• cavum septum pellucidum

Additional terms

• absence of septum pellucidum

Component of

• cerebral ventricle