| Name: | hypothalamus |
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| Definition: | Multi-tissue structure which is the largest portion of diencephalon and is ventrally located. The hypothalamus arises near the end of the segmentation period and the embryonic hypothalamic region gives rise to the neurohypophysis and other diencephalic nuclei. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000032] |
| Name: | lateral recess |
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| Synonyms: | lateral recess of diencephalic ventricle, lateral recesses, recessus lateralis |
| Definition: | Intracranial space formed by confluence of supraorbital, infraorbital, preopercular and temporal sensory canals that forms the lateral protrusion of the third ventricle. See also Di Dario (2004). |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000231] |