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.

Type Nerve
Système corporel Nervous
Structure parente nucleus of brain
Nom latin nucleus area pretectalis
FMA ID 72401

Sous-structures

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

Questions fréquentes

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.

Structures associées

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