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Habenular trigone

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Habenular trigone
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Identifiers
Latintrigonum habenulae
NeuroNames293
TA98A14.1.08.005
TA25663
FMA74868
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The habenular trigone is a small[1] depressed[2] triangular area[1][2] situated (sources differ) anterior[1]/superior[2] to the superior colliculus. It contains the habenular nuclei.[1][2]

Anatomy[edit]

The habenular trigone is situated on the lateral aspect of the posterior part of the taenia thalami.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Waxman, Stephen G. (2009). Clinical Neuroanatomy (26th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-07-160399-7.
  2. ^ a b c d e Gray, Henry (1918). Gray's Anatomy (20th ed.). p. 812.