Term Name:	pineal body
Synonyms:	conarium, corpus pineale, epiphysis, epiphysis cerebri, frontal organ, glandula pinealis, Pi, pineal, pineal gland, pineal gland (Galen), pineal organ, stirnorgan
Definition:	A midline, cone like structure located in the dorso-caudal roof of the 3rd ventricle, attached by peduncles to the habenular and posterior commissures. The stalk contains nerve fibers, blood vessels, connective tissue and parenchymal cells (Paxinos, The Rat Central Nervous System, 2nd ed, pg 399).
Ontology:	Cell Ontology [UBERON:0001905]