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MeSH Heading: Habenula
Tree Number(s): A08.186.211.180.200.360; A08.186.211.200.317.200.360
Unique ID: D019262
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019262
Scope Note: A small protuberance at the dorsal, posterior corner of the wall of the THIRD VENTRICLE, adjacent to the dorsal THALAMUS and PINEAL BODY. It contains the habenular nuclei and is a major part of the epithalamus.
Entry Term(s): Commissura Habenularum; Habenula Complex; Habenular Commissure; Habenular Nuclei; Habenular Nucleus; Nucleus Habenularis
Previous Indexing: Diencephalon (1967-1996); Thalamic Nuclei (1971-1996); Thalamus (1966-1996)
Public MeSH Note: 97
History Note: 97
Date Established: 1997/01/01
Date of Entry: 1996/06/10
Revision Date: 2018/07/01

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Habenula MeSH Descriptor Data 2025