Diencephalon.pptVIP

Diencephalon 间 脑 Position Position: Lies between midbrian and cerebrum, almost entirely surrounded by cerebral hemisphere Subdivision Dorsal thalamus 背侧丘脑 Metathalamus 后丘脑 Epithalamus 上丘脑 Subthalamus 底丘脑 Hypothalamus 下丘脑 Dorsal thalamus 背侧丘脑 External features A large egg-shaped nucleus mass, Anterior end called anterior thalamic tubercle (丘脑前结节) Posterior end called pulvinar(丘脑枕) Right and left portion of thalamus are joined by interthalamic adhesion (丘脑间粘合) Floor－hypothalamic sulcus(下丘脑沟) Classifi