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
Body System Nervous
Parent Structure nucleus of brain
Latin Name nucleus area pretectalis
FMA ID 72401

Sub-structures

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

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

Related Structures

accessory nucleus of optic tract nuclei accessorii tractus optici accessory pretectal nucleus APN aggregate regional part of brain set of nuclei of neuraxis alar plate midbrain amiculum of dentate nucleus amiculum nuclei dentati amiculum of inferior olive ami ampulla caudalis ansa peduncularis ansa peduncularis in thalamo

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