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Diencephalon:
-middle structure which is largely
embedded in cerebrum.
-hidden from surface view.
-cavity form greater part of 3rd
ventricle.
-hypothalamic sulcus extending
from interventricular foramen
to cerebral aqueduct divides
each half of diencephalon into
dorsal & ventral parts.
Dorsal part of Diencephalon
-Thalamus(dorsal thalamus)
-Metathalamus incuding medial
& lateral geniculate bodies.
-Epithalamus including Pineal
body & habenula