title: Tapetum corporis callosi: carpet of the brain.
abstract: The tapetum is described by Johann Christian Rell (1759-1813). It is formed primarily by decussating fibers in the splenium of the corpus callosum that arch over the atrium of the lateral ventricle and course inferiorly in the lateral wall of the posterior, and somewhat into the temporal horns, of the lateral ventricle. The term of tapetum was discussed from etymological and anatomical points of view.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Antalya-Turkey. sarikcioglu@akdeniz.edu.tr
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sarikcioglu
authors.forename: Umut
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ozsoy
authors.forename: Guray
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Unver
mesh_terms: D003337:Corpus Callosum / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D009445:Neuroanatomy / Q000266:history*; D009482:Neurophysiology / Q000266:history*