DIENCEPHALON
hypothalamus
thalamus
(metathalamus)
epithalamus
sulcus hypothalamicus
subthalamus

ThalNclPopis
other medial nuclei
THALAMIC NUCLEI

FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF THALAMIC NCLL.
specific ncll.
non-specific ncll.
association ncll.
somatosenzory
senzory
motor

ThalNclBezPopis
SPECIFIC THALAMIC NUCLEI
somatosenzor. inf.
by tr. spinothal. and LM
somatosenzor. inf.
from trigem. system
from cerebellum
from globus
pallidus and SN
ncl. post.
ncl. corporis geniculati lat. (radiatio optica)
ncl. corporis geniculati med. (radiatio acustica)

AFFERENTATION OF CORTEX BY
SPECIFIC AND NON-SPECIFIC THALAMIC NCLL.
CORTEX
specific pathway
non-specific pathway
THALAMUS

ThalNclBezPopis
NON-SPECIFIC THALAMIC NUCLEI
ncll. paraventriculares
ncll. intralaminares
ncl. reticularis th.
CM= ncl. centromedianus

anterior
thalamic ncl.
FUNCTIONAL PATHWAYS OF ASSOCIATION THALAMIC NUCLEI
cortex
cortex

ThalNclBezPopis
pulvinar
ncl. anterior
ASSOCIATION THALAMIC NUCLEI

HYPOTHALAMIC NCLL.
anterior
middle
posterior
rostral
dorsal
III.
PERIVENTRICULAR ROW
MEDIAL ROWS
LATERAL
ROW
LATERAL
ROW

diencephHypothNcl
Basic arrangement of hypothalamic nuclei
ANTERIOR GROUP
Periventricular row
Medial row
MIDDLE GROUP
POSTERIOR GROUP

ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS
Ncl. suprachiasmaticus – afferentation from retina - generator
of circadian rhythms
Ncl. preopticus – different structure in female and male –
control of individual sexual behavior, behavior associated with
maternity; regulation of body temperature
Ncl. supraopticus and paraventricularis (magnocellular component) –
tractus hypothalamo-hypophysialis – transport of hormones into
neurohypophysis
Ncl. paraventricularis (parvocellular component) - capillary network in
eminentia medialis – control of adenohypophysis - hypothalamo-
hypophysial portal pathway

MIDDLE HYPOTHALAMUS
Ncl. arcuatus - capillary network in eminentia medialis – control of adenohypophysis -
hypothalamo-hypophysial portal pathway
Ncl. ventromedialis – control of food intake (apestat)
Ncl. tuberales - capillary network in eminentia medialis – control of adenohypophysis -
hypothalamo-hypophysial portal pathway

diencephHypofysialTr
Hypothalamo-hypophysial pathway
posterior
lobus of
hypophysis
stem
neurohypophysis
vasopressin
antidiuretic
hormon (ADH)
paraventricular ncl.
supraoptic ncl.

diencephPortal
Hypothalamo-hypophysial portal pathway
eminentia medialis
with primary vascular plexus
hypophysial
portal vein
secondary vascular plexus
Superior hypophyseal artery
ADENOHYPOPHYSIS
Hormones to
cavernous sinus

Kopie diencep4
JÁDRA
HYPOTHALAMU
PERIVENTRIKULÁRNÍ ŘADA
MEDIÁLNÍ ŘADA
ncl. preopticus
ncl. supraopticus
ncl. suprachiasmaticus
ncl. paraventricularis
ncll. anteriores