LIST OF THALAMIC NUCLEI

Nuclear groups of the thalamus include:
This traditional list does not fit in several places with human thalamic anatomy

★ anterior nuclear group

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★ anteroventral nucleus

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★ anterodorsal nucleus

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★ anteromedial nucleus

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★ Superficial ("lateral dorsal")

★ medial nuclear group (or dorsomedial nucleus]]

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★ parvocellular part

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★ magnocellular part

★ midline nuclear group or paramedian

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★ paratenial nucleus

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★ parventricular nucleus

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★ reuniens nucleus

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★ rhombodoidal nucleus

★ intralaminar nuclear group

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★ paracentral nucleus

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★ central lateral nucleus

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★ central medial nucleus

★ centre median parafascicular group

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★ centromedian nucleus

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★ parafascicular nucleus

★ lateral nuclear group in fact a false entity replaced by

★ Posterior region

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★ pulvinar

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★ lateral posterior nucleus belongs to pulvinar

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★ (lateral dorsal nucleus)belongs to anterior group

★ ventral nuclear group

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★ ventral anterior nucleus

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★ ventral lateral nucleus

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★ ventral posterior nucleus

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★ ventral posterolateral

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★ ventral posteromedial

★ metathalamus no more used for the geniculate group

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★ medial geniculate body

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★ lateral geniculate body

★ thalamic reticular nucleus part of the ventral thalamus

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External links

External links

★ Diagram at University of Memphis

★ Diagram at Dalhousie University