Stria terminalis at a glance
- What it is
- The stria terminalis is a C-shaped fibre bundle carrying the main output of the amygdala.
- Location
- It runs in the groove between the caudate nucleus and thalamus along the floor of the lateral ventricle.
- Function
- It connects the amygdala with the hypothalamus and septal area, and with the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis.
- Body system
- Nervous · paired (left and right)
- FMA ID
- FMA72940 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)
Key facts
- Follows the curve of the caudate nucleus.
- Part of limbic pathways.
Structures next to the stria terminalis
The nearest named structures in the 3D model, measured from the centre of each part:
- Fornix of forebrain · nervous
- Thalamus · nervous
- Caudate nucleus · nervous
- Cingulate gyrus · nervous
- Lateral ventricle · nervous
- Internal capsule · nervous
- Globus pallidus · nervous
- Optic tract · nervous
- Third ventricle · nervous
- Anterior choroidal artery · cardiovascular
References
- Foundational Model of Anatomy: Stria terminalis (FMA72940). EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service.
- OpenStax. Anatomy and Physiology 2e, §12.1 Basic Structure and Function of the Nervous System. Rice University, 2022.
- Mitsuhashi N. et al. (2009). BodyParts3D: 3D structure database for anatomical concepts. Nucleic Acids Research 37, D782–D785. Data © The Database Center for Life Science, CC BY 4.0.
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