Anatomy

Geniculate Bodies

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.

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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.

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33 entry terms
  • Geniculate Nucleus
  • Metathalamus
  • Bodies, Geniculate
  • Geniculate Body
  • Nucleus, Geniculate
  • Corpus Geniculatum Mediale
  • Lateral Geniculate Body
  • Lateral Geniculate Nucleus
  • Medial Geniculate Body
  • Medial Geniculate Complex
  • Medial Geniculate Nucleus
  • Nucleus Geniculatus Lateralis Dorsalis
  • Nucleus Geniculatus Lateralis Pars Dorsalis
  • Complex, Medial Geniculate
  • Complices, Medial Geniculate
  • Corpus Geniculatum Mediales
  • Geniculate Bodies, Lateral
  • Geniculate Bodies, Medial
  • Geniculate Body, Lateral
  • Geniculate Body, Medial
  • Geniculate Complex, Medial
  • Geniculate Complices, Medial
  • Geniculate Nucleus, Lateral
  • Geniculate Nucleus, Medial
  • Geniculatum Mediale, Corpus
  • Geniculatum Mediales, Corpus
  • Lateral Geniculate Bodies
  • Medial Geniculate Bodies
  • Medial Geniculate Complices
  • Mediale, Corpus Geniculatum
  • Mediales, Corpus Geniculatum
  • Nucleus, Lateral Geniculate
  • Nucleus, Medial Geniculate

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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  1. A08w.186w.211w.200w.317w.826w.701w.444w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Geniculate Bodies. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005829. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005829
  2. Geniculate Bodies. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metathalamus
  3. Geniculate Bodies. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1753418