A Tract of White Matter That Connects the Hippocampus with the Hypothalamus

Question

A tract of white matter that connects the hippocampus with the hypothalamus is the
A) amygdaloid body.
B) cingulate gyrus.
C) mammillary bodies.
D) hippocampus.
E) fornix.

Accepted Answer

The tract of white matter that connects the hippocampus with the hypothalamus is the fornix. The amygdaloid body is involved in emotion and memory processing, the cingulate gyrus is part of the cerebral cortex, and the mammillary bodies are located in the hypothalamus and are involved in memory and spatial navigation.