Optic Thalami Small 294×320 Medium 588×640 Large 941×1024 Download TIFF Original 2205×2400 | (1.7 MB) Description The optic thalamus is the principle object in the forebrain. It is a large ovoid mass of gray matter, which lies obliquely across the path of the crus cerebri as it ascends into the cerebrum.Shown is the two optic thalami as seen from above. Keywords "optic thalami", "optic thalamus" Galleries Human Central Nervous System Source: Cunningham, D.J. Textbook of Anatomy (New York, NY: William Wood and Co., 1903)
