Stratum zonale of thalamus

Stratum zonale
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Identifiers
Latin	stratum zonale thalami
NeuroNames	hier-357
NeuroLex ID	Stratum zonale of thalamus
Dorlands /Elsevier	s_25/12761662
*Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy* [edit on Wikidata]

The thalamus consists chiefly of gray substance, but its upper surface is covered by a layer of white substance, named the stratum zonale.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

Anatomy of the diencephalon of the human brain

Epithalamus

Surface	Pineal gland Habenula Habenular trigone Habenular commissure

Grey matter	Pretectal area Habenular nuclei Subcommissural organ

Thalamus

Surface	Stria medullaris of thalamus Thalamic reticular nucleus Taenia thalami

Grey matter/ nuclei	paired: AN Ventral VA/VL VP/VPM/VPL Lateral LD LP Pulvinar nuclei Metathalamus MG LG P cell M cell K cell midline: MD Intralaminar Centromedian Midline nuclear group Interthalamic adhesion

White matter	Mammillothalamic fasciculus Pallidothalamic tracts Ansa lenticularis Lenticular fasciculus Thalamic fasciculus PCML Medial lemniscus Trigeminal lemniscus Spinothalamic tract Lateral lemniscus Dentatothalamic tract Acoustic radiation Optic radiation Subthalamic fasciculus Anterior trigeminothalamic tract Medullary laminae

Hypothalamus

Surface

Grey matter

Autonomic zones	Anterior (parasympathetic/heat loss) Posterior (sympathetic/heat conservation)

Endocrine	posterior pituitary: Paraventricular Magnocellular neurosecretory cell Parvocellular neurosecretory cell Supraoptic oxytocin/vasopressin other: Arcuate (dopamine/GHRH) Preoptic (GnRH) Suprachiasmatic (melatonin)

Emotion	Lateral Ventromedial Dorsomedial

White matter

afferent
- Medial forebrain bundle
- Retinohypothalamic tract
efferent

Pituitary

Posterior is diencephalon, but anterior is glandular

Subthalamus

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