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Thalamencephalon

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Thalamencephalon, or thalamic region, or thalamic complex
Mesial aspect of a brain sectioned in the median sagittal plane.
Details
Part ofDiencephalon
PartsThalamus, Subthalamus, Epithalamus and Metathalamus, but neither Hypothalamus nor Neurohypophysis do not belong to the thalamencephalon
Identifiers
LatinThalamencephalon
Regio thalamica
Complex thalamica
FMA258745
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

Thalamencephalon (Latin: thalamencephalon), also called thalamic region (regio thalamica) or thalamic complex (complex thalamica) is a complex structure comprising thalamus (in the wider sense of the term thalamus, i.e. dorsal thalamus, or thalamus proper, plus subthalamus, or ventral thalamus) and several adjacent structures: epithalamus and metathalamus.[1][2][3][4]

The thalamencephalon is phylogenetically younger part of the diencephalon than the hypothalamus and neurohypophysis, which are not considered to belong to the thalamencephalon.

References

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  1. ^ "Thalamencephalon". The Medical Dictionary: The Free Dictionary by FarLex. FarLex. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
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