Geniculate ganglion — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = ganglion geniculi nervi facialis GraySubject = 202 GrayPage = 902 Caption = The course and connections of the facial nerve in the temporal bone. Caption2 = Cranial nerves VII and VIII and selected structures… … Wikipedia
Projection fibers — Brain: Projection fibers Latin Fibrae projectionis Gray s subject #189 843 NeuroNames ancil 219 Code TA A14.1.00.018 … Wikipedia
Lateral geniculate nucleus — Brain: Lateral geniculate nucleus Hind and mid brains; postero lateral view. (Lateral geniculate body visible near top.) Latin Corpus geniculatum laterale Part of Thalamus System … Wikipedia
Medial geniculate nucleus — Brain: Medial geniculate nucleus Thalamic nuclei: MNG = Midline nuclear group AN = Anterior nuclear group MD = Medial dorsal nucleus VNG = Ventral nuclear group VA = Ventral anterior nucleus VL = Ventr … Wikipedia
lateral geniculate body — n a part of the metathalamus that consists of an oval elevation situated on the posterolateral surface of the thalamus, is the terminus of most fibers of the optic tract, and receives nerve impulses from the retinas which are relayed to the… … Medical dictionary
Corticospinal tract — Pyramidal tract redirects here. This page refers to the nerve fibres underlying the pyramids. For the actual area of the brain, Pyramids, see Pyramid of medulla oblongata. Brain: Corticospinal tract Deep dissection of brain stem. Lateral view. (… … Wikipedia
Genu of internal capsule — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = genu capsulae internae GraySubject = 189 GrayPage = 836 Caption = Horizontal section of right cerebral hemisphere. (Capsula interna labeled at upper left.) Caption2 = Diagram of the tracts in the internal… … Wikipedia
Nucleus — 1) In cell biology, the structure that houses the chromosomes. 2) In neuroanatomy, a group of nerve cells. * * * 1. In cytology, typically a rounded or oval mass of protoplasm within the cytoplasm of a plant or animal cell; it is surrounded by a… … Medical dictionary
Ganglion — The celebrated 2nd century Greek physician Galen ((c. 130 201 A.D.) who lived and worked in Rome first used the word ganglion to denote a nerve complex. Ganglion still is used to refer to an aggregation of nerve cell bodies. Another use of the… … Medical dictionary
Visual system — The visual system includes the eyes, the connecting pathways through to the visual cortex and other parts of the brain. The illustration shows the mammalian system. The visual system is the part of the central nervous system which enables… … Wikipedia
