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  2. Diencephalon - Wikipedia

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    The diencephalon is the region of the embryonic vertebrate neural tube that gives rise to anterior forebrain structures including the thalamus, hypothalamus, posterior portion of the pituitary gland, and the pineal gland. The diencephalon encloses a cavity called the third ventricle.

  3. Brainstem - Wikipedia

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    Its inferior brachium (arm-like process) reaches to the medial geniculate nucleus of the diencephalon. The superior colliculus is positioned above the inferior colliculus, and marks the rostral midbrain. It is involved in the special sense of vision and sends its superior brachium to the lateral geniculate body of the diencephalon.

  4. Mammillary body - Wikipedia

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    They are located on the undersurface of the brain that, as part of the diencephalon, form part of the limbic system. They are located at the ends of the anterior arches of the fornix. [3] They consist of two groups of nuclei, the medial mammillary nuclei and the lateral mammillary nuclei. [4]

  5. Epithalamus - Wikipedia

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    The epithalamus (pl.: epithalami) is a posterior segment of the diencephalon. [3] The epithalamus includes the habenular nuclei, the stria medullaris, the anterior and posterior paraventricular nuclei, the posterior commissure, and the pineal gland. [2]

  6. Human brain - Wikipedia

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    In 1316, Mondino de Luzzi's Anathomia began the modern study of brain anatomy. [231] Niccolò Massa discovered in 1536 that the ventricles were filled with fluid. [232] Archangelo Piccolomini of Rome was the first to distinguish between the cerebrum and cerebral cortex. [233] In 1543 Andreas Vesalius published his seven-volume De humani ...

  7. Fornix (neuroanatomy) - Wikipedia

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    The fornix also carries some afferent fibers to the hippocampus from structures in the diencephalon and basal forebrain. The fornix is part of the limbic system. While its exact function and importance in the physiology of the brain are still not entirely clear, it has been demonstrated in humans that surgical transection—the cutting of the ...

  8. Outline of human anatomy - Wikipedia

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    Human anatomy is the scientific study of the morphology of the adult human. It is subdivided into gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy . Gross anatomy (also called topographical anatomy, regional anatomy, or anthropotomy) is the study of anatomical structures that can be seen by unaided vision.

  9. Pituitary gland - Wikipedia

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    Infundibulum: A downward extension from the neuroectoderm of the diencephalon in the brain, which forms the posterior pituitary (neurohypophysis). 2. Developmental Stages Formation of Rathke's pouch (4th week of gestation): During the 4th week, an invagination of the oral ectoderm occurs, creating Rathke's pouch.