1. The diencephalon 5 parts: Dorsal thalamus, hypothalamus, metathalamus,
epithalamus,
subthalamus

2. Hypothalamus:
optic chiasma, optic tract, tuber cinereum, infundibulum， mamilliary body，hypophysis
Function:
Endocrine
body temperature
cibation
emotion adjustment

3. Epithalamus: habenulae trigone, habenulae commissure, pineal body

4. Metathalamus:
medial and lateral geniculate body
Subthalamus: subthalamic nucleus

5. dorsal thalamus 1.The external features an oval-shaped gray masses,
intermediate mass
2. internal medullary
lamina
anterior nuclear group:
medial nuclear group:
lateral nuclear group
---- dorsomedial
ventral -----
ventral anterior ,Lateral
posterior nucleus----
ventral posteromedial—
lemniscus trigeminalis
nucleus of solitary tract
ventral posterolateral----
medial lemniscus,
spino-thalamic tract