Functional Anatomy and Clinical Correlation of Thalamus, Epithalamus, and Hypothalamus

Watch this video if you want to learn the functional anatomy of constituents of diencephalon, namely hypothalamus, epithalamus as well as the thalamus. This video describes the various nuclei present in thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus and their functions. The clinical relevance of each nuclei is also highlighted in this video. The function of pituitary gland and the pineal gland as well as the hormones secreted by them are also elucidated. 00:14 Introduction 01:18 Function of thalamus 01:57 Clinical correlation 02:32 VPL and VPM 03:12 Lateral and Medial geniculate bodies 03:57 Epithalamus 04:07 Pineal gland function and clinical correlation 04:42 Hypothalamus function and 05:15 Anterior hypothalamus 05:28 Posterior hypothalamus 05:53 Lateral hypothalamus 06:02 Ventromedial nucleus 06:15 Suprachiasmatic nucleus 06:51 Supraoptic nucleus 07:33 paraventricular nucleus 08:19 Pituitary gland