Metathalamus
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| Brain: Metathalamus | ||
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| Thalamic nuclei: MNG = Midline nuclear group AN = Anterior nuclear group MD = Medial dorsal nucleus VNG = Ventral nuclear group VA = Ventral anterior nucleus VL = Ventral lateral nucleus VPL = Ventral posterolateral nucleus VPM = Ventral posteromedial nucleus LNG = Lateral nuclear group PUL = Pulvinar MTh = Metathalamus LG = Lateral geniculate nucleus MG = Medial geniculate nucleus |
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| Latin | corpora geniculata | |
| Gray's | subject #189 811 | |
| NeuroNames | hier-334 | |
| MeSH | Metathalamus | |
The metathalamus is a composite structure of the thalamus, consisting of the medial geniculate nucleus and the lateral geniculate nucleus.
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| Epithalamus | Pineal body, Habenula, Habenular nuclei |
| Hypothalamus | anterior: Anterior hypothalamic nucleus, Paraventricular nucleus, Preoptic area, Supraoptic nucleus, Suprachiasmatic nucleus intermediate/middle/tuberal/pituitary: infundibulum, median eminence, arcuate nucleus, Ventromedial nucleus, Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus, Tuber cinereum, Pituitary gland (Anterior pituitary, Posterior pituitary) posterior/lateral: posterior nucleus, Mammillary body, Lateral nucleus |
| Subthalamus | Subthalamic nucleus, Zona incerta |
| Thalamus | Pulvinar, Metathalamus (Medial geniculate nucleus, Lateral geniculate nucleus), list of thalamic nuclei |
| Other | Third ventricle, Interventricular foramina, Optic chiasm, Subfornical organ |
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