pineal body

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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. IX. Neurology. 4c. The Fore-brain or Prosencephalon
• It's an alkaloid found naturally in the brain and especially in the pineal body. TROPIC OF NIGHT
• To add to the confusion, Mondino dei Luzzi (1306) described the choroid plexus in the lateral ventricles as a worm which can open and close the passage between the anterior and middle ventricles, with the result that, in the late Middle Ages, the term ˜worm™ could refer to no less than three different parts of the brain: the vermis of the cerebellum, the pineal body and the choroid plexus Descartes and the Pineal Gland
• —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. IX. Neurology. 4c. The Fore-brain or Prosencephalon
• The major glands that make up the human endocrine system are the hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, parathyroids, adrenals, pineal body, and the reproductive glands, which include the ovaries and testes.
• In addition to the latter, the following components of the epithalamus can be distinguished: the habenular commissure, the pineal body, and the posterior commissure.
• The epithalamus includes the pineal body, the posterior commissure, and the trigonum habenulæ. IX. Neurology. 2. Development of the Nervous System
• The longitudinal part of this sulcus expands superiorly to form a slight depression which supports the pineal body, a cone-like structure which projects backward from the thalamencephalon and partly obscures the superior colliculi. IX. Neurology. 4b. The Mid-brain or Mesencephalon
• The pineal gland or pineal body is a small gland in the middle of the head.
• The major glands that make up the human endocrine system are the hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, parathyroids, adrenals, pineal body, and the reproductive glands, which include the ovaries and testes.