line of Gennari


line of Gen·na·ri

(jē-nah'rē), a prominent white line appearing in perpendicular sections of the visual cortex (Brodmann area 17) at about midthickness of the cortical gray matter, corresponding to the particularly well-developed outer line of Baillarger of that cortical area, and composed largely of tangentially disposed intracortical association fibers. Synonym(s): occipital stripe [TA], stria occipitalis [TA], occipital line ☆ , Gennari band, Gennari stria, stripe of Gennari

Gennari,

Francesco, Italian anatomist, 1750-1795. Gennari band - Synonym(s): line of GennariGennari stria - Synonym(s): line of Gennariline of Gennari - a prominent white line appearing in perpendicular sections of the visual cortex. Synonym(s): Gennari band; Gennari stria; stripe of Gennaristripe of Gennari - Synonym(s): line of Gennari