Pineal gland forms ?: (A) Floor of third ventricle, (B) Anterior wall of third ventricle, (C) Posterior wall of thrid ventricle, (D) Roof of third ventricle
Answer is C. Ans. is 'c' i.e., Posterior wall of thrid ventricleBoundries of third ventricle are :-Anterior wall : Lamina terminal, anterior commissure, anterior columns of fornix.Posterior wall : Pineal body, posterior commissure, cerebral aqueduct.Roof : Ependyma lining of under surface of tela choroidea of r ventricle. The choroid plexus of third ventricle projects downwards from roof.Floor : Optic chiasma, tuber cinereum, infundibulum (pituitary stalk), mammillary body, posterior perforated substance and tegmentum of midbrain.Optic recess is seen at the junction of floor with anterior wall.Lateral wall : Medial surface of thalamus, hypothalamus and hypothalamic nuclei. Interventricular foramen (of Monro) is seen at the junction of roof with anterior and lateral wall.