| Tuber cinereum | |
|---|---|
 Base of brain (Tuber cinereum visible at center). | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | tuber cinereum |
| MeSH | D014371 |
| NeuroNames | 1782 |
| NeuroLex ID | birnlex_1189 |
| TA98 | A14.1.08.408 |
| TA2 | 5673 |
| FMA | 62327 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The tuber cinereum is the portion of hypothalamus[1] forming the floor of the third ventricle situated between the optic chiasm, and the mammillary bodies.[2] The tuberal region is one of the three regions of the hypothalamus, the other two being the chiasmatic region and the mamillary region.[1]
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- ^ Sinnatamby, Chummy S. (2011). Last's Anatomy (12th ed.). Elsevier Australia. p. 470. ISBN 978-0-7295-3752-0.