List of thalamic nuclei

List of thalamic nuclei
Thalamic nuclei: 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
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 group
  • anteroventral nucleus
  • anterodorsal nucleus
  • anteromedial nucleus
  • superficial ("lateral dorsal")
• medial nuclear group (or dorsomedial nucleus)
  • parvocellular part
  • magnocellular part
• midline nuclear group or paramedian
  • paratenial nucleus
  • paraventricular nucleus of thalamus
  • reuniens nucleus
  • rhomboidal nucleus
• Intralaminar nuclear group (Intralaminar nuclei)
  • anterior (rostral) group
    • paracentral nucleus
    • central lateral nucleus
    • central medial nucleus
  • posterior (caudal) intralaminar group
    • centromedian nucleus
    • parafascicular nucleus
• lateral nuclear group in fact a false entity replaced by
  • posterior region
    • pulvinar
      • anterior pulvinar nucleus
      • lateral pulvinar nucleus
      • medial pulvinar nucleus
      • inferior pulvinar nucleus
    • lateral posterior nucleus belongs to pulvinar
    • (lateral dorsal nucleus) belongs to anterior group
  • ventral nuclear group
    • ventral anterior nucleus
    • ventral lateral nucleus
    • ventral intermediate nucleus
    • ventral posterior nucleus or ventrobasal complex
      • ventral posterolateral
      • ventral posteromedial
      • ventral intermediate nucleus
• metathalamus no longer used for the geniculate group
  • medial geniculate body
  • lateral geniculate body
• thalamic reticular nucleus part of the ventral thalamus

Related topic

• Human brain
• Outline of the human nervous system
• List of regions in the human brain

External links

• Diagram at University of Memphis