paraventricular nuclei of thalamus
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nuclei paraventriculares thalami — [TA] paraventricular nuclei of thalamus: the nucleus paraventricularis anterior thalami and nucleus paraventricularis posterior thalami, two of the nuclei mediani thalami (q.v.); they are situated on the dorsomedial wall of the thalamus,… … Medical dictionary
nuclei mediani thalami — [TA] median nuclei of thalamus: small groups of nonspecific nerve cells scattered in the periventricular gray substance, separating the medial part of the thalamus from the ependyma of the third ventricle, and partly forming the interthalamic… … 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
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
Hypothalamus — Brain: Hypothalamus Location of the human hypothalamus … Wikipedia
Midline nuclear group — Brain: Midline nuclear group Thalamic nuclei: MNG = Midline nuclear group AN = Anterior nuclear group MD = Medial dorsal nucleus VNG = Ventral nuclear group VA = Ventral anterior nucleus VL = Ventral la … Wikipedia
nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… … Universalium
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Mammillary body — Brain: Mammillary body The hypophysis cerebri in position. Shown in sagittal section. (Label corpus mamillare at right.) … Wikipedia
Mammillothalamic fasciculus — Mammillothalamic tract Latin fasciculus mammillothalamicus Gray s subject #191 869 The mammillothalamic fasciculus (mammillothalamic tract, thalamomammillary fasciculus, bundle of Vicq d’Azyr) arises from cells in both the medial and lateral… … Wikipedia