Hippokampos

Japanese: Hippokampos
Hippokampos

…the hippocampus is an ancient part of the cerebral cortex inside the brain, the primitive form of which is also found in fish and amphibians. It was named after the shape of the fish tail attached to the lower half of Hippocampus, a sea monster ridden by Poseidon, the god of the sea in Greek mythology. The hippocampus has been given further partial names such as the fimbria, hippocampal peduncle, and hippocampal hook.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Hippokampos" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…脳の内部にある古い大脳皮質部分で,その原始型は魚類や両生類にもみられる。ギリシア神話に登場する海神ポセイドンが乗る海の怪物ヒッポカンポスHippokamposの下半身についている魚の尾の形にこの部分が似ているので名づけられた。海馬にはさらに海馬采,海馬足,海馬鉤などの部分的名称が与えられている。…

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