thalamus and hypothalamus

Question 1

location of the diencephalon

Answer 1

in the centre of the brain, posterior to corpus callosum and dorsal (superior) to brainstem

Question 2

what 3 things does the diencephalon consist of

Answer 2

thalamus, subthalamus (part of basal Ganglia affected by Parkinson’s disease), hypothalamus

Question 3

what gland is inferior and connected to the hypothalamus

Answer 3

pituitary gland

Question 4

where is the thalamus in relation to the hypothalamus

Answer 4

dorsal (superior)

Question 5

what is caudal to the pituitary gland and inferior to the thalamus

Answer 5

brainstem

Question 6

what is caudal to the brainstem

Answer 6

cerebellum

Question 7

where is the hypothalamus in relation to the third ventricle from a coronal section

Answer 7

ventrally

Question 8

where does the thalamus sit in relation to the lateral ventricles

Answer 8

ventrally

Question 9

what divides the thalamus in 2

Answer 9

third ventricle

Question 10

what is the thalamus organised into

Answer 10

discrete nuclei (cluster of neurones with similar functions and connections in CNS; ganglia in PNS except basal ganglia, which are CNS)

Question 11

what are pathways related to in the thalamus

Answer 11

specific nuclei

Question 12

what encapsulates the thalamus

Answer 12

corticospinal tracts

Question 13

what is immediately below subthalamus

Answer 13

substantia nigra