Radiology Lexicon

Last uploaded: November 19, 2024
Preferred Name

metathalamus
Synonyms

geniculate group of the dorsal thalamus

Definitions

Part of the diencephalon inferior to the caudal end of the dorsal thalamus. Includes the lateral geniculate body which relays visual impulses from the optic tract to the calcarine cortex, and the medial geniculate body which relays auditory impulses from the lateral lemniscus to the auditory cortex. [MeSH]

ID

http://radlex.org/RID/RID6585

Definition

Part of the diencephalon inferior to the caudal end of the dorsal thalamus. Includes the lateral geniculate body which relays visual impulses from the optic tract to the calcarine cortex, and the medial geniculate body which relays auditory impulses from the lateral lemniscus to the auditory cortex. [MeSH]

FMAID

62023

Has_Regional_Part

http://radlex.org/RID/RID6617

http://radlex.org/RID/RID6618

label

RID6585

Part_Of

http://radlex.org/RID/RID6578

Preferred_name

metathalamus

prefixIRI

RID6585

prefLabel

metathalamus

Regional_Part_Of

http://radlex.org/RID/RID6578

Synonym

geniculate group of the dorsal thalamus

UMLS_ID

C0017405

subClassOf

http://radlex.org/RID/RID6588

Has_Part

http://radlex.org/RID/RID6617

http://radlex.org/RID/RID6618

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