Such a unit is an additional gearbox that separates the vehicle's drive shaft into two parts: 1  The gearbox-facing shaft which will transmit the power of the engine to the split shaft PTO; 2  The axle-facing shaft which transmit the propelling power to the axle.
For the journal of the same name, see Hippocampus (journal). The hippocampus is a part of the forebrain, located in the medial temporal lobe. It belongs to the limbic system and plays major roles in long term memory and spatial navigation. Humans and other mammals have two hippocampi, one in each side of the brain. In rodents, where it has been studied most extensively, the hippocampus is shaped something like a banana.
Stressing the Hippocampus: Why It Matters. A vital part of your brain is named after the animal that its odd, twisting shape resembles: the seahorse, genus Hippocampus. The hippocampus is a brain area involved in memory that animal studies have shown to be sensitive to the effects of stress. Meanwhile, studies in adults with post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) related to either early childhood abuse or adult traumas like combat have found smaller hippocampal volume.