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Red nucleus — Not to be confused with Red blood cell#Nucleus. Brain: Red nucleus Transverse section through the midbrain showing the location of the red nuclei. The superior colliculi are at the top of image and the cerebral peduncles at the bottom of image –… … Wikipedia
red nucleus — noun a) A collection of cells in the tegmentum involved in movement b) specifically the title nucleus involved in the rubrospinal movement pathway … Wiktionary
red nucleus — noun : a nucleus of gray matter in the tegmentum of the midbrain on each side of the middle line that receives fibers from the cerebellum of the opposite side by way of the superior cerebellar peduncle and gives rise to fibers of the rubrospinal… … Useful english dictionary
Magnocellular red nucleus — The magnocellular red nucleus (RNm) is located in the rostral midbrain and is involved in motor coordination. Together with the parvocellular red nucleus, it makes up the red nucleus.[1] References ^ Yamaguchi K, Goto N (August 2006). Development … Wikipedia
Nucleus (neuroanatomy) — In neuroanatomy, a nucleus is a brain structure consisting of a relatively compact cluster of neurons. It is one of the two most common forms of nerve cell organization, the other being layered structures such as the cerebral cortex or cerebellar … Wikipedia
nucleus ruber — [TA] red nucleus: a distinctive oval nucleus (pink in fresh specimens because of an iron containing pigment in many of the cells) centrally placed in the upper mesencephalic reticular formation; it receives fibers from the cerebellar nuclei and… … Medical dictionary
nucleus dentatus — [TA] dentate nucleus: the largest and most lateral of the cerebellar nuclei, lying in the white matter of the cerebellum just lateral to the emboliform nucleus, and receiving Purkinje cell fibers primarily from the lateral cortical zone; its… … Medical dictionary
Nucleus proprius of spinal cord — Medulla spinalis Substantia grisea Latin nucleus proprius medullae spinalis; laminae spinales III et IV … Wikipedia
magnocellular part of red nucleus — pars magnocellularis nuclei rubri … Medical dictionary
parvocellular part of red nucleus — pars parvocellularis nuclei rubri … Medical dictionary
