"superior: the superior surface is covered by the stratum zonale and is separated from the body of the fornix by the tela choroidea; more laterally, the superior surface is separated from the head of the caudate nucleus by the stria terminalis and the thalamostriate vein"
"lateral: the lateral surface contacts the descending posterior limb of the internal capsule"
"medial: the medial walls, as previously mentioned, are joined in most cases at the interthalamic adhesion; this medial surface also forms the lateral wall of the third ventricle"
"inferior: inferomedially, the thalamus joins the hypothalamus; it is also continuous with the lemnisci of the tegmentum"
"anterior: the anterior pole of the thalamus forms the posterior wall of the interventricular foramen"
"lateral"
"medialdorsomedial"
"anterioranterior"
"anterior (or tuberothalamic): supplied by thalamotuberal (or polar) arteries which are branches of the posterior communicating artery"
"anterior (or tuberothalamic): supplied by thalamotuberal (or polar) arteries which are branches of the posterior communicating artery"
"paramedian: paramedian (or thalamoperforating) arteries which branch from the P1 segment of the posterior cerebral artery with significant variability; they can arise unilaterally or bilaterally from P1 as multiple arterial branches or single arterial trunks (such as the artery of Percheron) 4,5"
"inferolateral: thalamogeniculate arteries which are branches of the P2 segment of the posterior cerebral artery"
"posterior:"
Expected headings
"Function"
"Relations"
"Nuclei"
"The thalamus acts as a relay centre, receiving and distributing information between the peripheries and higher centres such as the cerebral cortices. It contributes to functions such as:"
"The grey matter of the thalamus is separated by a Y-shaped layer of white matter called the internal medullary lamina. This structure divides the thalamus into anterior, medial and lateral parts. These three parts contain the larger groups of thalamic nuclei."
"superior: the superior surface is covered by the stratum zonale and is separated from the body of the fornix by the tela choroidea; more laterally, the superior surface is separated from the head of the caudate nucleus by the stria terminalis and the thalamostriate vein"
"medial: the medial walls, as previously mentioned, are joined in most cases at the interthalamic adhesion; this medial surface also forms the lateral wall of the third ventricle"
"inferior: inferomedially, the thalamus joins the hypothalamus; it is also continuous with the lemnisci of the tegmentum"
"paramedian: paramedian (or thalamoperforating) arteries which branch from the P1 segment of the posterior cerebral artery with significant variability; they can arise unilaterally or bilaterally from P1 as multiple arterial branches or single arterial trunks (such as the artery of Percheron) 4,5"