Body [Pineal gland]
Corpus [glandulae pinealis]
Definition
The pineal body is the main part of the pineal gland, composed of pinealocytes and glial cells, contained within trabeculae of connective tissue derived from the meninges.
References
Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012.
