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Hippocampus is connected to hypothalamus by which structure?

A
Fornix
B
Mammilary bodies
C
Median forebrain bundles
D
Septal nuclei
High-Yield Explanation
Fornix is a large bundle of mainly projection fibres which connect the hippocampus with the mammillary body. It constitutes the sole efferent system of the hippocampus. *The medial forebrain bundle (MFB), is a pa of reward system, containing fibers from the basal olfactory regions, periamygdaloid region septal nuclei, as well as fibers from ventral tegmental area. (Reference: Vishram Singh textbook of clinical neuroanatomy Second Edition page 231)

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