Epithalamus

Epithalamus
Aspect of a brain sectioned in the median sagittal plane. Epithalamus labeled in red, by "habenular commissure", "pineal body", and "posterior commissure", with its projection anteriorly consisting stria medullaris
Details
Part ofPosterior segment of the diencephalon.[1] The epithalamus includes the habenular nuclei, the stria medullaris, the anterior and posterior paraventricular nuclei, the posterior commissure, and the pineal gland.[2]
Identifiers
Latinepithalamus
MeSHD019261
NeuroNames292
NeuroLex IDbirnlex_1710
TA98A14.1.08.002
A14.1.08.501
TA25675
FMA62009
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The epithalamus (pl.: epithalami) is a posterior (dorsal) segment of the diencephalon.[3] The epithalamus includes the habenular nuclei, the stria medullaris, the anterior and posterior paraventricular nuclei, the posterior commissure, and the pineal gland.[2]

  1. ^ Klein, Stephen B.; Thorne, B. Michael (Oct 3, 2006). Biological Psychology. Macmillan. p. 579.[page needed]
  2. ^ a b Standring, Susan (2016). Gray's anatomy: the anatomical basis of clinical practice ; [get full access and more at ExpertConsult.com] (41. ed.). Philadelphia, Pa.: Elsevier. p. 362. ISBN 9780702052309.
  3. ^ Klein, Stephen B.; Thorne, B. Michael (Oct 3, 2006). Biological Psychology. Macmillan. p. 579.[page needed]