NETTER - Neuroscience Flash Cards

Major Limbic Forebrain Structures
1. Habenula
2. Stria medullaris
3. Stria terminalis
4. Fornix
5. Anterior nucleus of the thalamus
6. Anterior commissure
7. Cingulate cortex
8. Precommissural fornix
9. Septal nuclei
10. Olfactory tract
11. Mammillothalamic tract
12. Median forebrain bundle
13. Amygdala (nuclei)
14. Uncus
15. Parahippocampal gyrus
16. Hippocampus
17. Dentate gyrus
Comment: The limbic system was named for a ring (limbus) of
structures that encircle the thalamus and associate cortical, as well
as subcortical, circuitry in functionally subserving tasks related to
emotional responsiveness and behavior, motivational and reward
behavior, consolidation of short-term memory, and environmentally
appropriate and situationally appropriate regulation of visceral
(hypothalamic and autonomic) and hormonal control of appetitive
and autonomic functions. The limbic system provides a contextually
appropriate individualized response to stimuli and challenges
in the environment. Some limbic components form C-shaped
pathways from the temporal lobe into more rostral structures of
the diencephalon and telencephalon (hippocampal formation and
associated fornix; amygdala and associated stria terminalis).
Overview of the Nervous System See book 3.14