Divisions of the Brain

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Diencephalon

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Function:

• Chewing

• Directs Sense Impulses Throughout the Body

• Equilibrium

• Eye Movement, Vision

• Facial Sensation

• Hearing

• Phonation

• Respiration

• Salivation, Swallowing

• Smell, Taste

Location:

• The diencephalon is located between the cerebral hemispheres and above the midbrain.

Structures:

• Structures of the diencephalon include the thalamus, hypothalamus, the optic tracts, optic chiasma, infundibulum, Ventricle III, mammillary bodies, posterior pituitary gland and the pineal gland.

Images:

• Diencephalon and Basal Ganglia Sections

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For additional information see:

• Anatomy and Physiology: The DienCephalon

• Diencephalon and Memory

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