Epithalamus
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
This article defines the epithalamus as a region of the diencephalon that forms the posterior wall of the third ventricle. It describes the anatomical components of the epithalamus, including the pineal body, the habenular region, and the posterior white commissure.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
EPITHALAMUS, a region located in the interbrain (diencephalon) and forming the posterior wall of the third ventricle; it is part of the thalamencephalon; it includes the pineal body (corpus pineale), the habenular region, and the posterior white commissure (commissura alba posterior), beneath which the Sylvian aqueduct (aquaeductus Sylvii) begins.
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“Epithalamus.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/epithalamus/