Neuroanatomy Draw It To Know It

20. Diencephalon 355

Septal nuclei &

bed nucleus of

stria terminalis

Suprachiasmatic

nucleus

Paraventricular

& supraoptic nuclei

Mammillary

nucleus

Primary

capillary

plexus

Secondary

capillary

pexus

Adeno-

hypophysis

Neuro-

hypophysis

Midbrain

tegmentum

Medial forebrain

bundle

Anterior thalamic

nucleus

Mammillo-

tegmental fasciculus

Hypothalamohypophysial tract

Hypothalamo-

hypophysial

portal system

Neurohypophysis

Vasopressin

Oxytocin

Adenohypophysis

Follicle-stimulating hormone

Luteinizing hormone

Adrenocorticotropic hormone

Thyroid stimulating hormone

Prolactin

Growth hormone

Melanocyte stimulating hormone

Column

of fornix

Mammillothalamic

fasciculus Dorsal longitudinal

fasciculus (prominent in

periaqueductal gray area)

Retino-

hypothalamic tract

Optic

chiasm

Amygdala

Stria

terminalis

Capillary plexus

Limbic system

DRAWING 20-6 Hypothalamus: Tracts