The nuclei of dorsal thalamus nternal medullary lamina Med. nuclear group Ant. nuclear group Dorsal nuclear group Medial geniculate body(MGN) Ventral anterior nucleus Ventral lateral nucleus entral Intermediate nucleus) entral posterior nucleus(VP) Lateral geniculate body(LGN) Ventral posterolateral (vPl Ventral posteromedial (VPM)
Med. nuclear group Ant. nuclear group Dorsal nuclear group Internal medullary lamina Ventral anterior nucleus Ventral lateral nucleus (Ventral Intermediate nucleus) Ventral posterolateral (VPL) Ventral posteromedial (VPM ) Medial geniculate body (MGN) Lateral geniculate body (LGN) Ventral posterior nucleus (VP) The Nuclei of Dorsal Thalamus
Copy Right- Hongqi ZHANG-Department of Anatomy-Fudan University Classification of nuclei of dorsal thalamus Nonspesific projecting nuclei Midline nucleus Intralaminar nuclei reticular nucleus Specific relaying nuclei Lat. med geniculate bodies ventral layer of lateral nuclear group. ◆ Association nuc|ei Med. nuclear group. dorsal layer of lateral nuclear group, ant. nuclear group. Copy Right- Hongqi ZHANG-Department of Anatomy-Fudan University
Copy Right- Hongqi ZHANG-Department of Anatomy-Fudan University Copy Right- Hongqi ZHANG-Department of Anatomy-Fudan University Classificatioin of nuclei of dorsal thalamus Nonspesific projecting nuclei Midline nucleus,Intralaminar nuclei & reticular nucleus Specific relaying nuclei: Lat.& med geniculate bodies,ventral layer of lateral nuclear group. Association nuclei: Med.nuclear group.dorsal layer of lateral nuclear group,ant.nuclear group
Copy Right Nonspecific projecting nuclei UNiversity Intralaminar nuclei Midline Reticular nucleus nucleus Main fiber relation Receive afferent fibers from rhinencephalon and reticular formation of brain stem, project mainly to hypothalamus and corpus striatum Copy Right- Hongqi ZHANG-Department of Anatomy-Fudan University
Copy Right- Hongqi ZHANG-Department of Anatomy-Fudan University Copy Right- Hongqi ZHANG-Department of Anatomy-Fudan University Intralaminar nuclei Midline nucleus Reticular nucleus Nonspecific projecting nuclei Main fiber relation: Receive afferent fibers from rhinencephalon and reticular formation of brain stem, project mainly to hypothalamus and corpus striatum
Copy riah NG-Denantment of Anatomv-Eudan University Internuncial(association) nuclei Med. nuclear group Ant. Nuclear group Dorsal layer of lateral nuclear group Main fiber relation Receive input from many converging sources and in turn project widely to the association areas of cerebral cortex Copy Right- Hongqi ZHANG-Department of Anatomy-Fudan University
Copy Right- Hongqi ZHANG-Department of Anatomy-Fudan University Copy Right- Hongqi ZHANG-Department of Anatomy-Fudan University Med. nuclear group Ant. Nuclear group Dorsal layer of lateral nuclear group Internuncial (association) nuclei Main fiber relation Receive input from many converging sources and in turn project widely to the association areas of cerebral cortex
Copy Riah NG-Denartment of anatom dan niversity Specific nuclei of Dorsal Thalamus Very important Ventral anterior nucleus ( va) VPL Ventral lateral(intermediate) nucleus(VL) ventral posterior nucleus(VP) VPM Ventral posterolateral nucleus(VPL) Ventral posteromedial nucleus (VPM) Copy Right- Hongqi ZHANG-Department of Anatomy-Fudan University
Copy Right- Hongqi ZHANG-Department of Anatomy-Fudan University Copy Right- Hongqi ZHANG-Department of Anatomy-Fudan University Ventral anterior nucleus (VA) Ventral lateral(intermediate) nucleus(VL) Ventral posterolateral nucleus (VPL) Ventral posteromedial nucleus (VPM ) Ventral posterior nucleus (VP) VPL VPM Very important Specific nuclei of Dorsal Thalamus