Limbic System

MeSH ID: D008032

DEFINITION: A set of forebrain structures common to all mammals that is defined functionally and anatomically. It is implicated in the higher integration of visceral, olfactory, and somatic information as well as homeostatic responses including fundamental survival behaviors (feeding, mating, emotion). For most authors, it includes the AMYGDALA; EPITHALAMUS; GYRUS CINGULI; hippocampal formation (see HIPPOCAMPUS); HYPOTHALAMUS; PARAHIPPOCAMPAL GYRUS; SEPTAL NUCLEI; anterior nuclear group of thalamus, and portions of the basal ganglia. (Parent, Carpenter's Human Neuroanatomy, 9th ed, p744; NeuroNames, http://rprcsgi.rprc.washington.edu/neuronames/index.html (September 2, 1998)).

Related Concepts:

• Limbic System [M0012518]
  Concept Semantic Types:
  • Body System [T022]
  Concept Terms:
  • Systems, Limbic [T023947]

Qualifiers:

abnormalities [Q000002] ; anatomy & histology [Q000033] ; blood supply [Q000098] ; chemistry [Q000737] ; cytology [Q000166] ; drug effects [Q000187] ; embryology [Q000196] ; enzymology [Q000201] ; growth & development [Q000254] ; immunology [Q000276] ; injuries [Q000293] ; metabolism [Q000378] ; microbiology [Q000382] ; parasitology [Q000469] ; pathology [Q000473] ; physiology [Q000502] ; physiopathology [Q000503] ; radiation effects [Q000528] ; radiography [Q000530] ; radionuclide imaging [Q000531] ; secretion [Q000557] ; surgery [Q000601] ; transplantation [Q000637] ; ultrasonography [Q000736] ; ultrastructure [Q000648] ; virology [Q000821]

Tree Structure:

• Anatomy [A ]
  • Nervous System [A08 , D009420]
    • Central Nervous System [A08.186 , D002490]
      • Brain [A08.186.211 , D001921]
        • Limbic System [A08.186.211.577, D008032]
          • Amygdala [A08.186.211.577.090, D000679]
          • Gyrus Cinguli [A08.186.211.577.330, D006179]
          • Hippocampus [A08.186.211.577.405, D006624]
          • Hypothalamus [A08.186.211.577.482, D007031]
          • Olfactory Pathways [A08.186.211.577.699, D009833]
          • Substantia Innominata [A08.186.211.577.820, D013377]
          • Epithalamus [A08.186.211.577.200, D019261]
          • Parahippocampal Gyrus [A08.186.211.577.710, D020534]
          • Septum of Brain [A08.186.211.577.750, D020665]
          • Fornix (Brain) [A08.186.211.577.265, D020712]

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