List of thalamic nuclei
| List of thalamic nuclei | |
|---|---|
Thalamic nuclei: (left thalamus, left view) 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 | |
Thalamic nuclei (right thalamus viewed from above right) | |
| Identifiers | |
| MeSH | D013787 |
| TA98 | A14.1.08.602 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
This traditional list does not accord strictly with human thalamic anatomy.
Nuclear groups of the thalamus include:
- anterior nuclear group (anteroventral, anterodorsal, anteromedial)
- medial nuclear group (medial dorsal nucleus, a.k.a. dorsomedial)
- parvocellular part (a.k.a. parvicellular part)
- magnocellular part
- midline nuclear group or paramedian
- paratenial nucleus
- paraventricular thalamus
- reuniens nucleus (a.k.a. medioventral nucleus)
- rhomboidal nucleus
- interanteromedial
- intermediodorsal
- intralaminar nuclear group
- anterior (rostral) group
- paracentral nucleus
- central lateral nucleus
- central medial nucleus (not called "centromedial")
- posterior (caudal) intralaminar group
- anterior (rostral) group
- lateral nuclear group is replaced by
- posterior region
- pulvinar
- lateral posterior nucleus belongs to pulvinar
- lateral dorsal nucleus (a.k.a. dorsal superficial nucleus)
- ventral nuclear group
- ventral anterior nucleus
- ventral lateral nucleus
- ventral medial (a.k.a. medial part of ventral lateral nucleus)
- anterior ventral lateral
- posterior ventral lateral
- ventral posterior nucleus or ventrobasal complex
- ventral posterolateral nucleus
- ventral posteromedial nucleus
- ventral posteroinferior nucleus (probably same as ventral intermediate nucleus)
- posterior region
- metathalamus
- thalamic reticular nucleus part of the ventral thalamus