Anterior pulvinar nucleus

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Anterior pulvinar nucleus
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Hind- and mid-brains; postero-lateral view. (Pulvinar visible near top.)
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Thalamic nuclei:
MNG = Midline nuclear group
AN = Anterior nuclear group
MD = Medial dorsal nucleus
VNG = Ventral nuclear group
VA = Ventral anterior nucleus
VL = Ventral lateral nucleus
VPL = Ventral posterolateral nucleus
VPM = Ventral posteromedial nucleus
LNG = Lateral nuclear group
PUL = Pulvinar
MTh = Metathalamus
LG = Lateral geniculate nucleus
MG = Medial geniculate nucleus
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Part of pulvinar
Identifiers
Latin nucleus pulvinaris anterior
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

Anterior pulvinar nucleus (nucleus pulvinaris anterior) is one of four traditionally anatomically distinguished nuclei of the pulvinar of the thalamus. The other three nuclei of the pulvinar are called lateral, inferior and medial pulvinar nuclei. [1]


References

  1. ↑ Bloom, F. E., ed. (1997). Handbook or neuroanatomy, volume 14: The primate nervous system. Amsterdam: Elsevier. p. 7. ISBN   0080539505.


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