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DIENCEPHALON
CEREBRUM
 Largest part of the
brain
 Situated in the
anterior and middle
cranial fossa
 Divided into two
parts:
1. Telencephalon
2. Diencephalon
Diencephalon

 Sits on top of the brain stem


 Enclosed by the cerebral
hemispheres
 Made of four parts:
 Thalamus
 Hypothalamus
 Epithalamus
 Subthalamus
Diencephalon

 Consists of the 3rd


ventricle and the
structures that form its
boundaries, most
rostral part of the
brainstem.
 Ant.: Intervent. fora.
 Post.: where the 3rd
vent. Forms the
cerebral aqueduct.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
MIDBRAIN-DIENCEPHALIC JUNCTION
 Addition of several masses of neurons
surrounding the rostral part of the post. and
lat. Mesencephalon.
 Medial and lateral geniculate body fiber.
 Cerebral aqueduct expands into 3rd vent.
 Sup. Colliculi replaced by pre-tectal region
 Fasc. Retroflexor – vertical fibers traversing
the medial portion of the red nucleus.
Inferior surface of the Diencephalon
 Only exposed area to
the surface in the
intact brain.
 Hypothalamus and
other structures:
 Optic chiasma
 Infundibulum with the
tuber cinerium
 Mamillary body
Superior surface of the Diencephalon
 Concealed by the
fornix : thick bundle of
nerve fibers from the
hippocampus of temp.
lobe and arches
posteriorly over the
thalamus to join the
mamillary body
 Roof of 3rd vent.
Lateral surface of the Dierncephalon

 Bounded by the
internal capsule
Medial surface of the Diencephalon
 Superior part by the
medial surface of the
thalamus
 Inferior part by the
hypothalamus
 These 2 areas are
separated by a
shallow sulcus the
Hypothalamic sulcus.
Diencephalon
Diencephalon
Diencephalon
Diencephalon: Thalamus
 “Gateway to cerebral cortex”
 Most sensory stimuli project
to the thalamus, which in turn
projects to the cerebrum.
 Thalamus also influences
moods and activities
associated with strong
emotion.
 (Two concepts: Sensory
integration and Mood)
Diencephalon:Thalamus
 Large ovoid mass of
gray matter forming a
greater part of the
Diencephalon.
 Cell station to all main
sensory system
except the olfactory
pathway.
Diencephalon
HYPOTHALAMUS
HYPOTHALAMUS
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