Lecture 12: Diencephalon, Epithalamus, Thalamus, SubThalamus & Hypothalamus

Question 1

Location of the Diencephalon

Answer 1

The cephalic flexure

Question 2

Structures on the Inferior surface of the diencephalon

Answer 2

Infundibular stalk & Mammillary bodies

Question 3

What makes up the superior border in the diencephalon

Answer 3

lateral ventricle & subarachnoid space of transverse cerebral fissure

Question 4

What makes up the medial border of the diencephalon

Answer 4

The 3rd ventricle

Question 5

What makes up the lateral border of the diencephalon

Answer 5

internal capsule

Question 6

Where is the Dorsal Thalmus in respect to the internal capsule and in respect to the brain in general

Answer 6

medial to the internal capsule & in the posterior half of the brain

Question 7

What makes up the cuadal border in the diencephalon

Answer 7

Posterior commissure

Question 8

What makes up the rostral border of the diencephalon

Answer 8

anterior commissure & optic chiasm

Question 9

What major gland is in the epithalamus

Answer 9

pineal gland

Question 10

What kind of gland is the pineal gland

Answer 10

Endocrine gland

Question 11

What is the pineal gland involved in

Answer 11

Seasonal cycles

circadian rhythm-secretes melatonin