forceps major


ma·jor for·ceps

[TA] occipital radiation of the corpus callosum; that part of the fiber radiation of the corpus callosum that bends sharply backward into the occipital lobe of the cerebrum. Synonym(s): forceps major [TA], occipital forceps ☆ , forceps occipitalis, forceps posterior, occipital part of corpus callosum, pars occipitalis corporis callosi

forceps major

The interhemispheric fibres of the occipital cortex, which extend through the splenium of the corpus callosum.