The mid-brain is of considerable size, and consists of a basal portion connecting the optic thalami with the medulla, and a pair of large optic lobes (op.
The sides of the thalamencephalon are greatly thickened, forming the opticthalami (Plate 37, figs.
The thalami are of considerable extent, though partially covered by the optic lobes and the posterior lobes of the cerebrum.
Here the alar and basal laminae are both found, but the former is the more important; from it the optic thalami are derived, and more posteriorly the geniculate bodies.
The cavity of this ventricle is of small size in the living head, for the inner surfaces of the two thalami are connected together by intermediate grey matter, named the middle or soft commissure.
We see the quadrigemina on the back of the ascending fibres and their connection by fibres with the cerebellum behind, as they connect with the thalami in front.
Illustration] Behind the thalami we see the quadrigemina, the posterior pair of which is labelled testes, and resting upon them we have the pineal gland, a centre of spiritual influx.
Where the thalami come together and touch or unite on the median line, the junction is called a commissure (commiss.
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