The lower end of the hippocampus is enlarged, and presents two or three rounded elevations or digitations which give it a paw-like appearance, and hence it is named the pes hippocampi (pes meaning foot) or pes hippocampi major[1]

Pes hippocampi
Inferior and posterior cornua, viewed from above. (Pes. hipp. labeled at center top.)
Identifiers
TA98A14.1.09.323
TA25656
FMA84032
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

References

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  1. ^ "BrainInfo". braininfo.rprc.washington.edu.
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