Bichat fissure

Bi·chat fis·sure

(bē-shah'), the nearly circular fissure corresponding to the medial margin of the cerebral (pallial) mantle, marking the hilus of the cerebral hemisphere, consisting of the callosomarginal fissure and choroidal fissure along the hippocampus, both of which are continuous with the stem of the fissure of Sylvius at the anterior extremity of the temporal lobe.

Bi·chat fis·sure

(bē-shah' fish'ŭr) The nearly circular fissure corresponding to the medial margin of the cerebral (pallial) mantle, marking the hilus of the cerebral hemisphere, consisting of the callosomarginal fissure and choroidal fissure along the hippocampus, both of which are continuous with the stem of the fissure of Sylvius at the anterior extremity of the temporal lobe.

Bichat,

Marie F.X., French anatomist, physician, and biologist, 1771-1802. Bichat canal - Synonym(s): cistern of great cerebral vein.Bichat fat pad - an encapsuled mass of fat in the cheek on the outer side of the buccinator muscle. Synonym(s): buccal fat padBichat fissure - the nearly circular fissure corresponding to the medial margin of the cerebral (pallial) mantle, marking the hilus of the cerebral hemisphere.Bichat foramen - Synonym(s): cistern of great cerebral veinBichat fossa - sphenomaxillary fossa, a small pyramidal space, housing the pterygopalatine ganglion, between the pterygoid process, the maxilla, and the palatine bone. Synonym(s): pterygopalatine fossaBichat ligament - the lower fasciculus of the posterior sacroiliac ligament.Bichat membrane - the inner elastic membrane of arteries.Bichat protuberance - Synonym(s): buccal fat padBichat tunic - the tunica intima of the blood vessels.