Anatomy and Cell Biology 3319 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Medial Dorsal Nucleus, Somatotopic Arrangement, Globus Pallidus
6 Jul 2016
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Has very different functions than the cerebral cortex (higher functioning), its more primitive/instinctive. Subthalamic is clinically/functionally connected to the basal ganglia but anatomically is part of the diencephalon. Biggest white matter fiber tract=cc, connects the two hemi. Fornix= located under the corpus callosum white matter fiber tract that connects. Midbrain, pons and medulla in that order as you go from rostal to caudal. Diencephalon structures= thalamus; egg like structure that lies on top of the brain along the brain regions of limbic system the brainstem stem connective tissue around the thalamus; no function mammillary bodies that produce hormones. Piece of connective tissue that has a structure called interthalamic adhesion; Hypothalamus= deep within the brain. one part that you can identify called. Epithalamus= lies posterior to the thalamus and is comprised of pineal gland. Thalamus is a big gray ball like structure. Anatomically its located on either side of the 3rd ventricle.
