Stria medullaris of thalamus
The stria medullaris is a part of the epithalamus. It is a fiber bundle containing afferent fibers from the septal nuclei, lateral preoptico-hypothalamic region, and anterior thalamic nuclei to the habenula. It forms a horizontal ridge on the medial surface of the thalamus, and is found on the border between dorsal and medial surfaces of thalamus. Superior and lateral to habenular trigone.
| Stria medullaris of thalamus | |
|---|---|
 Stria medullaris highlighted in red over the thalamus. Posterior to the thalamus, the highlighted portion is the pineal gland | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Stria medullaris thalamica |
| NeuroNames | 298 |
| NeuroLex ID | birnlex_1066 |
| TA98 | A14.1.08.106 |
| TA2 | 5747 |
| FMA | 62080 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
It projects to the habenular nuclei,[1] from anterior perforated substance and hypothalamus, to habenular trigone, to habenular commissure, to habenular nucleus.
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