Fundus Explained

Fundus (Latin for "bottom") is an anatomical term referring to that part of a concavity in any organ, which is at the far end from its opening. It may refer to:

Anatomy

• Fundus (brain), the deepest part of any sulcus of the cerebral cortex
• Fundus (eye), the interior surface of the eye, opposite the lens, and including the retina, optic disc, macula and fovea, and posterior pole
  • Fundus camera, equipment for photographing the interior of the eye
  • Fundus photography
• Fundus (stomach), the portion of the stomach which bulges up past the point of entry of the oesophagus
• Fundus (uterus), the top portion, opposite from the cervix
• Fundus of gallbladder, the portion of the gallbladder which lies the farthest from the cystic duct
• Fundus of the urinary bladder

Other uses

• Fundus (seabed), the seabed in a tidal river below low water mark