English Dictionary

mammillary body

名詞

(anatomy) One of a pair of small round bodies, located on the undersurface of the human brain, that act as a relay for impulses coming from the amygdalae and hippocampi to the thalamus, and (as part of the diencephalon) form part of the limbic system.

日本語の意味

脳の底面に位置する一対の小さな丸い構造物で、扁桃体および海馬からの信号を視床へ中継し、間脳の一部としてリンビック系を構成する役割を持つ。

The neurologist explained how damage to a mammillary body can disrupt memory circuits involving the hippocampus and thalamus.

神経科医は、乳頭体の損傷が海馬と視床を含む記憶回路を乱す可能性があることを説明した。

意味（1）

(anatomy) One of a pair of small round bodies, located on the undersurface of the human brain, that act as a relay for impulses coming from the amygdalae and hippocampi to the thalamus, and (as part of the diencephalon) form part of the limbic system.

The mammillary body is the most posterior part of the hypothalamus; there exist medially large and small cell divisions.

mammillary bodies （ plural ）