Epithalamus
Epithalamus
Definition
The epithalamus is a dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon, located dorsally relative to the thalamus. It includes the pineal gland, which emerges from the suprapineal recess, and the habenula, connected by the habenular commissure and linked via the stria of the thalamic habenula.
References
Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012.
