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Diencephalon
Relay between the brainstem & cerebral cortex
Dorsal-posterior structures
Epithalamus
Habenular nuclei integrate smell & emotions
Pineal gland monitors diurnal / nocturnal rhythm
Thalamus
Metathalamus
Medial geniculate body auditory relay
Lateral geniculate body visual relay
Ventral-anterior structure
Hypothalamus
Motor integration
Input from cortex,
cerebellum and basal
ganglia
Arousal
Part of reticular activating
system
Pain modulation
All nociceptive information
Metathalamus
Vision and Hearing
Metathalamus
Vision and Hearing
Proyecciones desde el
Tlamo
Sensory relay
Ventral posterior group
all sensation from body and head,
including pain.
Motor control
and integration
Thalamus:
axial view
Internal capsule
Thalamus:
axial view
Thalamus:
Pons
sagittal view
Thalamus:
sagittal view
Thalamus:
coronal view
Thalamus:
coronal view
3rd ventricle
Thalamus:
coronal view
Internal capsule
Thalamus:
coronal view
Cerebral
peduncles
Internal capsule
Thalamus:
coronal view
Mediodorsal nucleus
Internal capsule
Thalamus
Ventral
lateral
nucleus
Mediodorsal nucleus
Internal capsule
Thalamus:
blood supply
Hypothalamus
Located ventral-anterior to
thalamus.
(Subthalamus, located
ventral to thalamus, will be
discussed with basal
ganglia.)
Hypothalamus
Coronal view
Hypothalamus
Sagittal view
Hypothalamus
Hypothalamus
Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Optic chiasm
Hypothalamus
Pituitary Gland
Hypothalamus
Hypothalamus
Hypothalamus
Coronal view
Lateral view
Hypothalamus:
sagittal view
Hypothalamus:
sagittal view
Hypothalamus:
sagittal view
Hypothalamus:
sagittal view
Hypothalamus:
coronal view
(rostral to caudal)
MAMMILLARY
TUBERAL
SUPRACHIASMATIC
PRE-OPTIC
Hypothalamus:
coronal view
Pre-Optic Region
Gonadotropic releasing
hormone
Sexual arousal, appetite,
reproduction
Hypothalamus:
coronal view
Hypothalamus:
coronal view
Hypothalamus:
coronal view
Suprachiasmic Region
Hypothalamus:
coronal view
Regulates thirst
Hypothalamus:
coronal view
Body temperature
Circadian rhythms
Hypothalamus:
coronal view
Hypothalamus:
coronal view
Tuberal Region
Satiety
Hypothalamus:
coronal view
Regulates prolactin
and growth hormone
endorphin for pain
Hypothalamus:
coronal view
Hypothalamus:
coronal view
Mammillary region
Limbic system
Hypothalamus:
coronal view
Hypocretin
(orexin)
Narcolepsy,
reward
Hypothalamus
Relationship to Pituitary Gland
Hypothalamic Connections
Anterior pituitary
From Pre-optic nucleus
Tubero-infundibular tract to
Median eminence, then via
Portal veins
Gonadotropic releasing hormone
Hypothalamic Connections
Posterior pituitary
Supraoptic-hypophyseal tract
ADH / Vasopressin (supraoptic nuclei)
Oxytocin (paraventricular nuclei)
Weds
Basal ganglia