corpus collosum

(noun)

A wide, flat bundle of neural fibers beneath the cortex that connects the left and right cerebral hemispheres and facilitates interhemispheric communication.

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Examples of corpus collosum in the following topics:

  • Ovarian Cycle

    • It begins with the formation of the corpus luteum and ends in either pregnancy or luteolysis.
    • The hormones produced by the corpus luteum also suppress production of the FSH and LH that the corpus luteum needs to maintain itself.
    • With continued low levels of FSH and LH, the corpus luteum will atrophy.
    • The death of the corpus luteum results in falling levels of progesterone and estrogen.
    • The loss of the corpus luteum can be prevented by implantation of an embryo.

  • White Matter of the Cerebrum

    • The great majority of commissural tracts pass through the large corpus callosum.
    • The corpus callosum (Latin: "tough body"), also known as the colossal commissure, is a wide, flat bundle of neural fibers beneath the cortex in the eutherian brain at the longitudinal fissure.
    • The posterior portion of the corpus callosum is called the splenium, the anterior is called the genu (or "knee"), and the area between the two is the truncus or body of the corpus callosum.
    • The rostrum is the part of the corpus callosum that projects posteriorly and inferiorly from the anteriormost genu.
    • Agenesis of the corpus callosum (ACC) is a rare congenital disorder in which the corpus callosum is partially or completely absent.

  • The Justinian Code

    • Justinian I achieved lasting fame through his judicial reforms, particularly through the complete revision of all Roman law that was compiled in what is known today as the Corpus juris civilis.
    • The total of Justinian's legislature is known today as the Corpus juris civilis.
    • Nonetheless, Justinian found himself having to enact further laws and today these are counted as a fourth part of the Corpus, the Novellae Constitutiones.
    • As opposed to the rest of the corpus, the Novellae appeared in Greek, the common language of the Eastern Empire.
    • The Corpus continues to have a major influence on public international law.

  • Hormonal Regulation of the Female Reproductive Cycle

    • The luteal phase begins with the formation of the corpus luteum stimulated by FSH and LH and ends in either pregnancy or luteolysis.
    • The hormones produced by the corpus luteum also suppress production of the FSH and LH, which leads to its atrophy.
    • The death of the corpus luteum results in falling levels of progesterone and estrogen, which triggers the end of the luteal phase.
    • Alternatively, the loss of the corpus luteum can be prevented by implantation of an embryo: after implantation, human embryos produce human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG).
    • Human chorionic gonadotropin is structurally similar to LH and can preserve the corpus luteum.

  • Powers Denied to Congress

    • Congress has numerous prohibited powers dealing with habeas corpus, regulation of commerce, titles of nobility, ex post facto and taxes.
    • The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.

  • The Rescue

    • Mónstrum ubi sénsit vulnus, fremitum horribilem édidit, et sine morá tótum corpus in aquam mersit.

  • Cerebral Hemispheres and Lobes of the Brain

    • The two hemispheres communicate with one another through the corpus callosum.
    • The corpus callosum is a wide, flat bundle of neural fibers beneath the cortex that connects the left and right cerebral hemispheres and facilitates interhemispheric communication.
    • The corpus callosum is sometimes implicated in the cause of seizures; patients with epilepsy sometimes undergo a corpus callostomy, or the removal of the corpus callosum.

  • Confederate Politics

    • North Carolina was also the only state to observe the right of habeas corpus during the war.
    • Throughout the war, Stephens denounced many of the President's policies, including conscription, suspension of the writ of habeas corpus, impressment, various financial and taxation policies, and Davis' military strategy.

  • Psychosurgery

    • Corpus callosotomy is a palliative surgical procedure for the treatment of seizures, as seen in epilepsy.
    • Because the corpus callosum is critical to the spread of epileptic activity between brain hemispheres, the goal of this procedure is to eliminate this pathway.
    • The corpus callosum is severed, after which the brain has much more difficulty sending messages between the hemispheres, although some limited interhemispheric communication is still possible.

  • Penis

    • The human penis is made up of three columns of tissue: 1) Two corpora cavernosa that lie next to each other on the dorsal side and, 2) a corpus spongiosum that lies between the corpora cavernosa on the ventral side.
    • The glans penis is the bulbous end of the penis formed by the corpus spongiosum.
    • The urethra is the last part of the urinary tract and traverses the corpus spongiosum.