- prerubral field
- f. H (of Forel).
Medical dictionary. 2011.
prerubral field
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field H — of Forel one of the fields of Forel, lying medial to the subthalamic nucleus, immediately rostral to the red nucleus; it is a large area in which pallidofugal, dentatothalamic, and rubrothalamic fibers and associated nuclei merge, uniting fields… … Medical dictionary
nucleus of prerubral field — n. campi medialis … Medical dictionary
field — A definite area of plane surface, considered in relation to some specific object. [A.S. feld] auditory f. the space included within the limits of hearing of a definite sound, as of a tuning fork … Medical dictionary
Nucleus — 1) In cell biology, the structure that houses the chromosomes. 2) In neuroanatomy, a group of nerve cells. * * * 1. In cytology, typically a rounded or oval mass of protoplasm within the cytoplasm of a plant or animal cell; it is surrounded by a… … Medical dictionary
nucleus campi medialis — [TA] nucleus of medial field: any of the groups of neurons scattered along the caudomedial border of the zona incerta in field H of Forel (prerubral field). Called also n. of prerubral field and n. of tegmental field. See also nuclei campi… … Medical dictionary
nuclei campi perizonalis — [TA] nuclei of perizonal field: the group of nuclei in the ventral thalamus comprising the nucleus of the prerubral field (field H of Forel) and neurons scattered along the thalamic and lenticular fasciculi in fields H1 and H2 of Forel … Medical dictionary
ansa lenticularis — [TA] a small fiber tract arising in the globus pallidus of the lenticular nucleus and extending around the medial border of the internal capsule to join and mingle with the fibers of the fasciculus lenticularis, some of which synapse with cells… … Medical dictionary
zona — 1. SYN: zone. 2. SYN: herpes zoster. [L. fr. G. zone, a girdle, one of the zones of the sphere] z. arcuata SYN: arcuate zone. z. ciliaris SYN: ciliary zone. z. corona SYN: costal fringe. z. dermatica a rid … Medical dictionary
