Anatomy and Cell Biology 3319 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Interthalamic Adhesion, Lentiform Nucleus, Subthalamic Nucleus

• School: Western University
• Department: Anatomy and Cell Biology
• Course: Anatomy and Cell Biology 3319
• Professor: David Cechetto

Document Summary

Diencephalon arose from the rhombencephalon: thalamus, largest part of it, hypothalamus, epithalamus (pineal) Medulla oblongata: thalamus is a midline structure, but left and right thalamus is separated by third ventricle, below the thalamus is hypothalamus, at posterior part of thalamus is the epithalamus (pineal gland) Anterior: thalamus on the midline, medial to the lentiform nucleus, looking at left hand side of this structure. Posterior: basal ganglia is separated from the thalamus by the internal capsule, can see that the left and right thalamus is separated by the third ventricle. Names of thalamic nuclei: thalamic nuclei are names based on their position in the thalamus, for example, va ventral anterior nucleus, md medial dorsal, vpl ventral posterior lateral. Its going to terminate in the primary sensory cortex in post central gyrus: there"s a separate collection of neurons which bring sensory info from head and neck.