Abbreviation

Pi

Species

Human

Description of part

The old name corpus pineale was retained for the reason that by it a quite definite form of epiphysis is designated...The corpus pineale originates at the posterior end of the ventricle, and it appears comparatively late. Collator note: the abbreviation of the corpus pineale was adapted from the NeuroNames nomenclature, Bowden 1997.

Part type

gray matter

Nomenclature

His-Nomina Anatomica-1895

Endorsement

The approach used by the collator Mihail Bota is not endorsed by the author of the nomenclature.

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