Fibers to and from hypothalamus

Question 0

Tract: fornix
Direction?
Origin/target?
Limbic tract?

Answer 0

Bidirectional
From subicular region of hippocampus To mammillary nuclei
Yes

Question 1

Tract: medial forebrain bundle
Direction?
Origin/target?
Limbic tract?

Answer 1

Bidirectional
To/From brainstem, septal nuclei, basal forebrain
Yes

Question 2

Tract: stria terminalis
Direction?
Origin/Target?
Limbic tract?

Answer 2

Bidirectional
To/From amygdala
Yes

Question 3

Tract: ventral amygdalofugal pathway
Direction?
To/From?
Limbic tract?

Answer 3

Bidirectional
To/From the amygdala
Yes

Question 4

Tract: Mammillothalamic
Direction?
To/From?
Limbic tract?

Answer 4

Unidirectional
From the mammillary nucleus To the thalamus
Yes

Question 5

Tract: mammillotegmental
Direction?
To/From?
Limbic?

Answer 5

Bidirectional
To/From brainstem tegmentum
No

Question 6

Tract: Retinohypothalamic
Direction?
To/From?
Limbic?

Answer 6

Unidirectional
From retina
No

Question 7

Tract: Hypothalamo-hypophysial
Direction?
To/From?
Limbic?

Answer 7

Unidirectional
To neural lobe of pituitary
No