thalamic peduncles
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thalamic radiations — the four two way radiations of thalamocortical fibers that connect the dorsal thalamus with many parts of the cerebral cortex; they form a major portion of the internal capsule and the corona radiata. See terms beginning radiatio thalami, under… … Medical dictionary
stalks of thalamus — thalamic peduncles … 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
radiatio thalami inferior — [TA] inferior thalamic radiation: the smallest of the four thalamic peduncles; it connects the medial geniculate body with certain areas of the cortex of the temporal lobe, forming one of the principal components of the ansa peduncularis. Called… … Medical dictionary
peduncle — 1. In neuroanatomy, term loosely applied to a variety of stalklike connecting structures in the brain, composed either exclusively of white matter ( e.g., cerebellar p.) or of white and gray matter ( e.g., cerebral p … Medical dictionary
Dentatothalamic tract — Brain: Dentatothalamic tract Latin tractus dentatothalamicus NeuroNames hier 525 NeuroLex ID birnlex 1104 The dentatothalamic tract (or de … Wikipedia
Isothalamus — The isothalamus is a division used by some researchers in describing the thalamus. [Percheron, G. (2003) Thalamus . In Paxinos, G. and May, J.(eds). The human nervous system . 2d Ed. Elsevier. Amsterdam. pp.592 675] .The isothalamus constitutes… … 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
Corticobulbar tract — Brain: Corticobulbar tract Components and location of the corticobulbar tract. Latin tractus corticonuclearis NeuroNames … Wikipedia
Cerebral peduncle — Brain: Cerebral peduncle Superficial dissection of brain stem. Ventral view. ( Cerebral peduncle visible in red at center right.) … Wikipedia
