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
nucleus centralis lateralis thalami — [TA] central lateral nucleus of thalamus: one of the smaller intralaminar nuclei of the dorsal thalamus, situated in the dorsal part of the internal medullary lamina … Medical dictionary
nucleus centralis medialis thalami — [TA] medial central nucleus of thalamus: one of the smaller intralaminar nuclei, situated medially in the internal medullary lamina … Medical dictionary
nucleus centromedianus thalami — [TA] centromedian nucleus of thalamus: the largest and most caudal of the intralaminar nuclei of the dorsal thalamus; its main connections are with the corpus striatum … Medical dictionary
intralaminar nuclei of thalamus — nuclei intralaminares thalami [TA] the nuclei within the internal medullary lamina of the thalamus, lying between the medial dorsal nucleus above and the lateral posterior nucleus below; included are the centromedian, paracentral, parafascicular … Medical dictionary
Centromedian nucleus — Brain: Centromedian nucleus Latin nucleus centromedianus thalami NeuroNames hier 306 NeuroLex ID birnlex 805 In the anatomy of the b … Wikipedia
Subthalamic nucleus — Brain: Subthalamic nucleus Coronal slices of human brain showing the basal ganglia, subthalamic nucleus (STN) and substantia nigra (SN) … 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 dorsal nucleus — Not to be confused with Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus. Brain: Medial dorsal nucleus Thalamic nuclei: MNG = Midline nuclear group AN = Anterior nuclear group MD = Medial dorsal nucleus VNG = Ventral nuclear group VA … Wikipedia
Arcuate nucleus — This article is about the hypothalamic structure. For the structure in the medulla oblongata, see Arcuate nucleus (medulla). Brain: Arcuate nucleus Arcuate nucleus is AR , at bottom center, in green. Latin nucleus arc … Wikipedia
