| 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 group1 (anteroventral,2 anterodorsal,3 anteromedial4)
- medial nuclear group (medial dorsal nucleus,5 a.k.a. dorsomedial)
- parvocellular part6 (a.k.a. parvicellular part)
- magnocellular part7
- midline nuclear group8 or paramedian
- paratenial nucleus9
- paraventricular thalamus10
- reuniens nucleus11 (a.k.a. medioventral nucleus)
- rhomboidal nucleus12
- interanteromedial1314
- intermediodorsal1315
- intralaminar nuclear group16
- anterior (rostral) group17
- paracentral nucleus18
- central lateral nucleus19
- central medial nucleus20 (not called "centromedial")
- posterior (caudal) intralaminar group
- anterior (rostral) group17
- lateral nuclear group1323 is replaced by
- posterior region24
- pulvinar25
- lateral posterior nucleus30 belongs to pulvinar
- lateral dorsal nucleus31 (a.k.a. dorsal superficial nucleus)
- ventral nuclear group32
- ventral anterior nucleus33
- ventral lateral nucleus34
- ventral medial35 (a.k.a. medial part of ventral lateral nucleus)
- anterior ventral lateral36
- posterior ventral lateral37
- ventral posterior nucleus38 or ventrobasal complex
- ventral posterolateral nucleus39
- ventral posteromedial nucleus42
- ventral posteroinferior nucleus43 (probably same as ventral intermediate nucleus)
- posterior region24
- metathalamus44
- thalamic reticular nucleus47 part of the ventral thalamus
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