dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus

corpus geniculatum laterale (Hassler)

The main division of the lateral geniculate body; consists of two magnocellular layers [TA] (strata magnocellularia [TA]) and four parvocellular layers [TA] (strata parvocellularia [TA]) and serves as a processing station in the major pathway from the retina to the cerebral cortex, receiving fibers from the optic tract and giving rise to the geniculocalcarine radiation to the visual cortex in the occipital lobe.

Type Nerve
Structure parente nucleus of dorsal thalamus
Nom latin corpus geniculatum laterale (Hassler)
FMA ID 62214

Questions fréquentes

What is the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus?
The main division of the lateral geniculate body; consists of two magnocellular layers [TA] (strata magnocellularia [TA]) and four parvocellular layers [TA] (strata parvocellularia [TA]) and serves as a processing station in the major pathway from the retina to the cerebral cortex, receiving fibers
What is the Latin name for the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus?
The Latin name for the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus is corpus geniculatum laterale (Hassler).

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