posterior nuclear complex of thalamus

caudal thalamic nucleus

Part of thalamus comprising ill defined cellular groups in the caudal thalamus at the meso-diencephalic junction. It is not a homogeneous structure but consists of several distinct cellular groups, including the suprageniculate and limitans nuclei, the magnocellular division of the medial geniculate body, portions of the pulvinar nucleus and an area of mixed cell types intercalated between the ventroposterior nucleus and the nucleus lateral posterior (Brodal, Neurological Anatomy, 3rd ed., 1981, pg 97).

Type Nerve
Structure parente nuclear complex of neuraxis
Nom latin caudal thalamic nucleus
FMA ID 62024

Questions fréquentes

What is the posterior nuclear complex of thalamus?
Part of thalamus comprising ill defined cellular groups in the caudal thalamus at the meso-diencephalic junction. It is not a homogeneous structure but consists of several distinct cellular groups, including the suprageniculate and limitans nuclei, the magnocellular division of the medial geniculate
What is the Latin name for the posterior nuclear complex of thalamus?
The Latin name for the posterior nuclear complex of thalamus is caudal thalamic nucleus.

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