Anatomy

Ventral Thalamic Nuclei

A large group of nuclei lying between the internal medullary lamina and the INTERNAL CAPSULE. It includes the ventral anterior, ventral lateral, and ventral posterior nuclei.

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Abstract

A large group of nuclei lying between the internal medullary lamina and the INTERNAL CAPSULE. It includes the ventral anterior, ventral lateral, and ventral posterior nuclei.

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85 entry terms
  • Ventral Nuclear Group
  • Ventral Nuclear Mass
  • Ventral Nuclei of Thalamus
  • Group, Ventral Nuclear
  • Mass, Ventral Nuclear
  • Masses, Ventral Nuclear
  • Nuclear Group, Ventral
  • Nuclear Mass, Ventral
  • Nuclear Masses, Ventral
  • Nuclei, Ventral Thalamic
  • Nucleus, Ventral Thalamic
  • Thalamic Nuclei, Ventral
  • Thalamic Nucleus, Ventral
  • Ventral Nuclear Groups
  • Ventral Nuclear Masses
  • Ventral Thalamic Nucleus
  • Arcuate Nucleus-3
  • Nucleus Ventralis Intermedius
  • Nucleus Ventralis Lateralis
  • Nucleus Ventralis Posterior
  • Nucleus Ventralis Posterolateralis
  • Nucleus Ventralis Posteromedialis
  • Nucleus Ventrolateralis Thalami
  • Ventral Anterior Nucleus
  • Ventral Anterior Thalamic Nucleus
  • Ventral Lateral Nucleus
  • Ventral Lateral Thalamic Nuclei
  • Ventral Lateral Thalamic Nucleus
  • Ventral Posterior Inferior Nucleus
  • Ventral Posterior Inferior Thalamic Nucleus
  • Ventral Posterior Medial Nucleus
  • Ventral Posterior Nucleus
  • Ventral Posterior Thalamic Nucleus
  • Ventral Posteroinferior Nucleus
  • Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus
  • Ventral Posterolateral Thalamic Nucleus
  • Ventral Posteromedial Nucleus
  • Ventral Posteromedial Thalamic Nucleus
  • Ventrobasal Complex
  • Ventrolateral Thalamic Nucleus
  • Ventrolateral Thalamus
  • Arcuate Nucleus 3
  • Complex, Ventrobasal
  • Complices, Ventrobasal
  • Intermedius, Nucleus Ventralis
  • Laterali, Nucleus Ventralis
  • Lateralis, Nucleus Ventralis
  • Nucleus Ventralis Laterali
  • Nucleus Ventralis Posteriors
  • Nucleus Ventralis Posterolaterali
  • Nucleus Ventralis Posteromediali
  • Nucleus Ventrolateralis Thalamus
  • Nucleus, Ventral Anterior
  • Nucleus, Ventral Lateral
  • Nucleus, Ventral Posterior
  • Nucleus, Ventral Posteroinferior
  • Nucleus, Ventral Posterolateral
  • Nucleus, Ventral Posteromedial
  • Nucleus, Ventrolateral Thalamic
  • Posterior Nucleus, Ventral
  • Posterior, Nucleus Ventralis
  • Posteriors, Nucleus Ventralis
  • Posteroinferior Nucleus, Ventral
  • Posterolateral Nucleus, Ventral
  • Posterolaterali, Nucleus Ventralis
  • Posterolateralis, Nucleus Ventralis
  • Posteromedial Nucleus, Ventral
  • Posteromediali, Nucleus Ventralis
  • Posteromedialis, Nucleus Ventralis
  • Thalami, Nucleus Ventrolateralis
  • Thalamic Nucleus, Ventrolateral
  • Thalamus, Nucleus Ventrolateralis
  • Thalamus, Ventrolateral
  • Ventralis Intermedius, Nucleus
  • Ventralis Laterali, Nucleus
  • Ventralis Lateralis, Nucleus
  • Ventralis Posterior, Nucleus
  • Ventralis Posteriors, Nucleus
  • Ventralis Posterolaterali, Nucleus
  • Ventralis Posterolateralis, Nucleus
  • Ventralis Posteromediali, Nucleus
  • Ventralis Posteromedialis, Nucleus
  • Ventrobasal Complices
  • Ventrolateralis Thalami, Nucleus
  • Ventrolateralis Thalamus, Nucleus

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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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History Note

2000

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Previous Indexing

  • Thalamic Nuclei (1971-1999)
  • Thalamus (1965-1970)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ventral Thalamic Nuclei. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020651. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020651
  2. Ventral Thalamic Nuclei. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventral_nuclear_group
  3. Ventral Thalamic Nuclei. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7920286