Radiology Lexicon

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Preferred Name

metathalamus
Synonyms

geniculate group of the dorsal thalamus

nuclei metathalami
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
Preferred_name_German

nuclei metathalami
prefixIRI

RID6585
Regional_Part_Of

http://radlex.org/RID/RID6578
Synonym

geniculate group of the dorsal thalamus

nuclei metathalami
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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