Fornix

Fornix ( Latin fornix "arch", "arch") stands for:

• Fornix (architecture) , arch or vault in Roman architecture

in anatomy

• Fornix (brain) , the cerebral vault ( fornix cerebri ), part of the limbic system
• the conjunctival vault in the eye ( fornix conjunctivae )
• the roof of the pharynx ( fornix pharyngis )
• the renal vault ( Fornix renalis ), formed by the renal papillae protruding into the kidney calyx
• the vaginal vault ( fornix vaginae ), see vagina
• the fornix ventriculi , the upper part of the stomach

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.