pretectal nucleus

nucleus area pretectalis

A neural nucleus of the pretectal area (between dorsal thalamus and optic tectum) that receives afferents primarily from the retina and the optic tectum and are involved in modulating motor behavior in response to visual input.

Tipo Nerve
Sistema corporal Nervous
Estructura principal nucleus of brain
Nombre latino nucleus area pretectalis
FMA ID 72401

Subestructuras

nucleus geniculatus of pretectum Nerve nucleus interstitio-pretectalis-subpretectalis Nerve nucleus lentiformis mesencephali (Aves) Nerve nucleus lentiformis of pretectum Nerve nucleus pretectalis diffusus Nerve nucleus circularis of pretectum Nerve nucleus posteriodorsalis of pretectum Nerve central pretectal nucleus Nerve nucleus praetectalis profundus Nerve superficial pretectal nucleus Nerve nucleus lentiformis thalamus Nerve ventral pretectal nucleus (sauropsida) Nerve nucleus subpretectalis Nerve lateral spiriform nucleus Nerve intermediate pretectal nucleus Nerve medial spiriform nucleus Nerve tectal gray nucleus (Testudines) Nerve

Preguntas frecuentes

What is the pretectal nucleus?
A neural nucleus of the pretectal area (between dorsal thalamus and optic tectum) that receives afferents primarily from the retina and the optic tectum and are involved in modulating motor behavior in response to visual input.
What body system is the pretectal nucleus part of?
The pretectal nucleus is part of the Nervous.
What is the Latin name for the pretectal nucleus?
The Latin name for the pretectal nucleus is nucleus area pretectalis.

Estructuras relacionadas

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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.