corpus callosum in dogs
White matter structure containing massive numbers of commissural fibers connecting cortical areas in the two cerebral hemispheres. It is subdivided into a genu, a rostrum, a body, and a splenium. (MM). Every claim on this page comes from the Leumas anatomy graph and carries its source.
What the corpus callosum is
White matter structure containing massive numbers of commissural fibers connecting cortical areas in the two cerebral hemispheres. It is subdivided into a genu, a rostrum, a body, and a splenium. (MM). The atlas records it as a nerve at the organ scale in the dog.
Where the corpus callosum is
It sits within the nervous system. Not positioned individually, and containment is not asserted either. Drawn near structures of the same kind, which is a weak claim about location.
What the corpus callosum connects to
The atlas records 4 typed relationships for it, across 3 kinds of connection. a kind of dorsal telencephalic commissure and intercerebral commissure.
Supply and innervation
This dataset asserts no arterial supply, venous drainage or innervation for the corpus callosum. Only a minority of structures carry those edges here, so an empty answer means nothing has been recorded — not that there is nothing to record.
Source
Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall et al.), CC BY 4.0. Term UBERON:0002336, version 2026-06-19, retrieved 2026-08-24. Licence: CC-BY-4.0.
- A kind of: dorsal telencephalic commissure and intercerebral commissure.
- Adjacent to: quadrigeminal cistern.
- contributes to morphology of: telencephalon.
Questions
Where is the corpus callosum?
It sits within the nervous system. Not positioned individually, and containment is not asserted either. Drawn near structures of the same kind, which is a weak claim about location.
What does the corpus callosum connect to?
A kind of: dorsal telencephalic commissure and intercerebral commissure.
Is the corpus callosum the same in other species?
This page describes the dog. The human record of the same structure sits beside it on /compare, over one shared model rather than two atlases built separately.