List of thalamic nuclei
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This traditional list does not accord strictly with human thalamic anatomy.
| 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 | |
Nuclear groups of the thalamus include:
- anterior nuclear group[1] (anteroventral,[2] anterodorsal,[3] anteromedial[4])
- medial nuclear group (medial dorsal nucleus,[5] a.k.a. dorsomedial)
- parvocellular part[6] (a.k.a. parvicellular part)
- magnocellular part[7]
- midline nuclear group[8] or paramedian
- paratenial nucleus[9]
- paraventricular thalamus[10]
- reuniens nucleus[11] (a.k.a. medioventral nucleus)
- rhomboidal nucleus[12]
- interanteromedial[13][14]
- intermediodorsal[13][15]
- intralaminar nuclear group[16]
- anterior (rostral) group[17]
- paracentral nucleus[18]
- central lateral nucleus[19]
- central medial nucleus[20] (not called "centromedial")
- posterior (caudal) intralaminar group
- anterior (rostral) group[17]
- lateral nuclear group[13][23] is replaced by
- posterior region[24]
- pulvinar[25]
- lateral posterior nucleus[30] belongs to pulvinar
- lateral dorsal nucleus[31] (a.k.a. dorsal superficial nucleus)
- ventral nuclear group[32]
- ventral anterior nucleus[33]
- ventral lateral nucleus[34]
- ventral medial[35] (a.k.a. medial part of ventral lateral nucleus)
- anterior ventral lateral[36]
- posterior ventral lateral[37]
- ventral posterior nucleus[38] or ventrobasal complex
- ventral posterolateral nucleus[39]
- ventral posteromedial nucleus[42]
- ventral posteroinferior nucleus[43] (probably same as ventral intermediate nucleus)
- posterior region[24]
- metathalamus[44]
- thalamic reticular nucleus[47] part of the ventral thalamus