Ventral nuclear group
Appearance
Ventral nuclear group | |
---|---|
Identifiers | |
MeSH | D020651 |
NeuroNames | 333 |
NeuroLex ID | birnlex_1669 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
The ventral nuclear group is a collection of nuclei on the ventral side of the thalamus. According to MeSH, it consists of the following:
- ventral anterior nucleus
- ventral lateral nucleus
- ventral posterior nucleus – this is made up of two nuclei: the ventral posterolateral nucleus and the ventral posteromedial nucleus