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Overview
The Diencephalon
The Diencephalon
The Diencephalon
Epithalamus
Pineal gland
A few nearby
structures
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The Diencephalon
Pineal Gland
Clinical Correlation
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Clinical Correlation
Clinical Correlation
Pineal Tumor
Hydrocephalus. Why?
Eye movement abnormalities. Why?
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The Diencephalon
Dorsal Thalamus
Thalamic hemispheres
80% of diencephalon
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The Diencephalon
Subthalamus
Zona incerta
Subthalamic nucleus
The Diencephalon
Hypothalamus
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The Diencephalon
Hypothalamus
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Infundibulum
Dorsal Thalamus
Functional Roles
Sensory
Motor
Motor system outputs from the basal ganglia and cerebellum are
relayed by the thalamus
Emotion/memory
The thalamus is part of the Papez circuit and helps control some
emotional and memory information going to limbic cortex
(cingulate gyrus)
Vegetative
Thalamus Trivia!!
Functional Roles
Anatomic Divisions
Anterior
Medial
Lateral
Anterior
Medial
Lateral
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Anatomical Divisions
Anterior Division
Medial Division
Anterior nucleus
Dorsomedial Nucleus (DM)
Lateral Division
Dorsal Tier
Ventral Tier
Anatomical Divisions
But waittheres more
Centromedian (CM)
Parafascicular (PF)
Reticular Nucleus
LD
A
A
VL
VA
DM
VL
CM
PF VPL
VPM
Pulv
Ret
MGN
LGN
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Pulv
DM
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VPL
VL
VA
Ret
Functional Divisions
Interlaminar
Reticular
Functional Divisions
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Functional Divisions
Relay Nuclei
Functional Divisions
Association nuclei
Other Nuclei
Intralaminar nuclei
Project to
Other Nuclei
Reticular nucleus
Clinical Correlation
Clinical Correlation
Thalamic Stroke
Loss of consciousness/coma
Attention/arousal problems
Widespread disruption of cortical function
Severe cognitive deficits
Clinical Correlation
Anterior nucleus
Hypothalamus
Hypothalamus
Caudate
Ventricle
Thalamus
Putamen&
Globuspallidus
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Hypothalamus
Amygdala
Hypothalamus
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Hypothalamus
Hypothalamus
Hypothalamus
Hypothalamus
InternalEnvironment
Hypothalamus
Anatomic Considerations
Tuberal
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Anatomic Considerations
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Anatomic Considerations
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Anatomic Considerations
Inputs
Widespread!
Cortex
Limbic system
Anatomic Considerations
Inputs
Temperature
Blood osmolality
Glucose
Anatomic Considerations
Outputs
Neural
Reciprocate inputs
Hippocampus
Amygdala
Thalamus
Brain Stem
Spinal Cord
Hormonal
Pituitary gland
Anatomic Considerations
Neurohypophysis
Adenohypophysis
Anatomic Considerations
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Adenohypophysis
Neurohypophysis
Clinical Correlation
Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
Clinical Correlation
Mammillary Bodies
Clinical Correlation
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Clinical Correlation
Clinical Correlation
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