Definitions
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- noun anatomy The dorsal posterior segment of the
diencephalon ; it includes thehabenula , the stria medullaris and the pineal body.
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Examples
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A small, somewhat flattened, cone-shaped structure, suspended by a stalk in the epithalamus, that secretes the hormone melatonin.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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A small, somewhat flattened, cone-shaped structure, suspended by a stalk in the epithalamus, that secretes the hormone melatonin.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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The thalamencephalon comprises: (1) the thalamus; (2) the metathalamus or corpora geniculata; and (3) the epithalamus, consisting of the trigonum habenulæ, the pineal body, and the posterior commissure.
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From the alar lamina of the diencephalon, the thalamus, metathalamus, and epithalamus are developed.
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The epithalamus includes the pineal body, the posterior commissure, and the trigonum habenulæ.
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