Medical dictionary. 2011.
thalamus — The large, ovoid mass of gray matter that forms the larger dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon; it is placed medial to the internal capsule and the body and tail of the caudate … Medical dictionary
Thalamus — Infobox Brain Name = Thalamus Latin = thalamus dorsalis GraySubject = 189 GrayPage = 808 Caption = MRI cross section of human brain, with thalamus marked. Caption2 = Scheme showing the course of the fibers of the lemniscus; medial lemniscus in… … Wikipedia
Intralaminar nucleus — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Caption2 = IsPartOf = Components = Artery = Vein = BrainInfoType = hier BrainInfoNumber = 300 MeshName = intralaminar+thalamic+nuclei MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = n 11… … Wikipedia
intralaminar — in·tra·lam·i·nar lam ə nər adj situated within a lamina <the intralaminar system of nuclei of the thalamus> … Medical dictionary
Medullary laminae of thalamus — Brain: Medullary laminae of thalamus Thalamic nuclei Latin lamina medullaris lateralis thalami, lamina medullaris medialis thalami Medullary laminae of thalamus are layers of myelinated fibres that appear on cross sections of the … Wikipedia
List of thalamic nuclei — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Thalamic nuclei: MNG = Midline nuclear group AN = Anterior nuclear group MD = Medial dorsal nucleus VNG = Ventral nuclear group VA = Ventral anterior nucleus VL = Ventral… … Wikipedia
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
Centromedian nucleus — Brain: Centromedian nucleus Latin nucleus centromedianus thalami NeuroNames hier 306 NeuroLex ID birnlex 805 In the anatomy of the b … Wikipedia
Lamina — A plate or layer. For example, the lamina arcus vertebrae, usually just called the lamina, are plates of bone in each vertebral body. * * * SYN: plate (1). SEE ALSO: layer, stratum. [L] l. affixa [TA] that part of the medial ependymal wall of the … Medical dictionary
tract — An elongated area, e.g., path, track, way. SEE ALSO: fascicle. SYN: tractus. [L. tractus, a drawing out] alimentary t. SYN: digestive t.. anterior corticospinal t. uncrossed fibers forming a small bundle in the anterior funiculus of the … Medical dictionary
