Concept information
Preferred term
Geniculate Bodies
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Geniculate Nucleus
- Metathalamus
- Nucleus, Geniculate
Scope note
- 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.
In other languages
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Finnish
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corpus geniculatum
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polvekenysty
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Swedish
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Inre knäkroppen
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Laterala knäkroppen
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Mediala knäkroppen
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Metatalamus
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Yttre knäkroppen
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005829
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