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