Epithalamus

Introduction: Epithalamus

Description of Epithalamus

Epithalamus: [TA] A small dorsomedial area of the thalamus corresponding to the habenula and its associated structures, the stria medullaris of the thalamus, pineal gland, and habenular commissure. [epi- + thalamus]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Epithalamus: The dorsal posterior subdivision of the diencephalon. The epithalamus is generally considered to include the habenular nuclei (HABENULA) and associated fiber bundles, the PINEAL BODY, and the epithelial roof of the third ventricle. The anterior and posterior paraventricular nuclei of the thalamus are included with the THALAMIC NUCLEI although they develop from the same pronuclear mass as the epithalamic nuclei and are sometimes considered part of the epithalamus.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Epithalamus: The dorsal posterior subdivision of the diencephalon. The epithalamus is generally considered to include the habenular nuclei (HABENULA) and associated fiber bundles, the PINEAL BODY, and the epithelial roof of the third ventricle. The anterior and posterior paraventricular nuclei of the thalamus are included with the THALAMIC NUCLEI although they develop from the same pronuclear mass as the epithalamic nuclei and are sometimes considered part of the epithalamus.
Source: MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Epithalamus

The following list attempts to classify Epithalamus into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Nervous System
  • Central Nervous System
    • Brain
      • Limbic System
        • Epithalamus

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Nervous System
  • Central Nervous System
    • Brain
      • Prosencephalon
        • Diencephalon
          • Epithalamus

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• limbic system
• brain
• central nervous system
• nervous system
• Anatomy

MESH - OBO - Hierarchy 2

• diencephalon
• prosencephalon
• brain
• central nervous system
• nervous system
• Anatomy

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