Horizontal section of the brain: Section B (English)

This image highlights the right side of the brain seen on a horizontal section at the level of the habenula (B), which connects the thalamus and the pineal gland. Like section A, this section features the thalamus and basal ganglia (caudate nucleus, putamen and globus pallidus). In addition to these, another gray matter structure seen in this section is the hippocampus. This hippocampus in this section is covered with the fimbria of hippocampus, a band of white matter fibers formed by hippocampal pyramidal cells. In this section, we also see the white matter tracts (internal, external and extreme capsules), the third ventricle, and the occipital horn of the lateral ventricle of the brain.