Geniculate Bodies [metathalamus]
- Terms
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corpora geniculata
corpora geniculata lateralia
corpora geniculata medialia
corpus geniculatum laterale
corpus geniculatum mediale
nuclei geniculati
nucleus geniculatus lateralis dorsalis
nucleus geniculatus lateralis pars dorsalis
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Corpus Geniculatum Mediale
Geniculate Nucleus
Lateral Geniculate Body
Lateral Geniculate Nucleus
Medial Geniculate Body
Medial Geniculate Complex
Medial Geniculate Nucleus
Metathalamus
Nucleus Geniculatus Lateralis Dorsalis
Nucleus Geniculatus Lateralis Pars Dorsalis
Part of the DIENCEPHALON inferior to the caudal end of the dorsal THALAMUS. Includes the lateral geniculate body which relays visual impulses from the OPTIC TRACT to the calcarine cortex, and the medial geniculate body which relays auditory impulses from the lateral lemniscus to the AUDITORY CORTEX.
- DUI
- D005829 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0009150
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