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Name the numbered structures and provide their function 1 : Pituitary Gland - an endocrine organ that releases a variety of vital homeostatic hormones 2 : Optic Chiasma - the area where the optic nerves cross over 3 : Fornix - an element of the Limbic system , our emotional brain 4 : Choroid Villi - part of the epithalamus ; it creates the cerebrospinal fluid in the lateral ventricles 5 : Corpora Quadragimini - contains the visual and auditory reflex centers What are the two subdivisions of # 5? Superior colliculi and inferior colliculi What structure is located immediately behind # 1 and what is the function ? Mamilary bodies ; they are important olfactorey relay nuclei and feed into Limbic system
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