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CROSS-SPECIES ANATOMY - ANNOTATIONS

The Basic subset of the UBERON integrated, cross-species anatomy ontology is downloaded weekly from http://berkeleybop.org/ontologies/uberon/basic.obo. For more information about this ontology see the "About" page on the UBERON website at http://uberon.github.io/about.html.

Term:limbic system
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Definition:A set of midline structures surrounding the brainstem of the mammalian brain, originally described anatomically, e.g., hippocampal formation, amygdala, hypothalamus, cingulate cortex. Although the original designation was anatomical, the limbic system has come to be associated with the system in the brain subserving emotional functions. As such, it is very poorly defined and doesn't correspond closely to the anatomical meaning any longer. [BirnLex].
Comment:includes the hippocampus, amygdala, anterior thalamic nuclei, and limbic cortex, which support a variety of functions including emotion, behavior, long term memory, and olfaction [Wikipedia]
Synonyms:related_synonym: visceral brain
 xref: BTO:0000928;   CALOHA:TS-1307;   FMA:242000;   GAID:615;   MESH:D008032;   NCI:C94541;   SCTID:361342009;   UMLS:C0023715;   Wikipedia:Limbic_system;   neuronames:2055


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  UBERON ontology 0
    anatomical entity 0
      material anatomical entity 0
        anatomical structure 0
          ectoderm-derived structure 0
            limbic system 0
              Ammon's horn + 0
              amygdala + 0
              cingulate gyrus + 0
              hypothalamus + 0
              nucleus accumbens + 0
              olfactory pathway 0
              orbitofrontal cortex + 0
              parahippocampal gyrus + 0
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    anatomical entity 0
      material anatomical entity 0
        anatomical structure 0
          multicellular anatomical structure 0
            multicellular organism 0
              embryo 0
                embryonic structure 0
                  embryonic tissue 0
                    germ layer / neural crest 0
                      germ layer 0
                        ectoderm 0
                          ectoderm-derived structure 0
                            neurectoderm 0
                              presumptive neural plate 0
                                neural plate 0
                                  neural keel 0
                                    neural rod 0
                                      neural tube 0
                                        anterior neural tube 0
                                          forebrain 0
                                            limbic system 0
                                              Ammon's horn + 0
                                              amygdala + 0
                                              cingulate gyrus + 0
                                              hypothalamus + 0
                                              nucleus accumbens + 0
                                              olfactory pathway 0
                                              orbitofrontal cortex + 0
                                              parahippocampal gyrus + 0
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