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| 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 of | Posterior 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 | |
| Latin | epithalamus |
| MeSH | D019261 |
| NeuroNames | 292 |
| NeuroLex ID | birnlex_1710 |
| TA98 | A14.1.08.002 A14.1.08.501 |
| TA2 | 5675 |
| FMA | 62009 |
| 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]
- ^ Klein, Stephen B.; Thorne, B. Michael (Oct 3, 2006). Biological Psychology. Macmillan. p. 579.[page needed]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Klein, Stephen B.; Thorne, B. Michael (Oct 3, 2006). Biological Psychology. Macmillan. p. 579.[page needed]