- posterior periventricular nucleus
- n. periventricularis posterior.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
nucleus periventricularis posterior — [TA] posterior periventricular nucleus: a nucleus of nerve cells in the intermediate hypothalamic area, lying in the posterior part of the third ventricle … Medical dictionary
Nucleus — 1) In cell biology, the structure that houses the chromosomes. 2) In neuroanatomy, a group of nerve cells. * * * 1. In cytology, typically a rounded or oval mass of protoplasm within the cytoplasm of a plant or animal cell; it is surrounded by a… … Medical dictionary
nucleus posterior hypothalami — [TA] posterior nucleus of hypothalamus posterior hypothalamic nucleus: a nucleus of nerve cells in the posterior hypothalamic region, above the lateral and medial nuclei of the mammillary body; it has major brainstem connections via… … Medical dictionary
Paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = nuclei paraventricularis hypothalami GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Human paraventricular nucleus (PVN) in this coronal section is indicated by the shaded area. Dots represent vasopressin (AVP) neurons… … Wikipedia
Arcuate nucleus — This article is about the hypothalamic structure. For the structure in the medulla oblongata, see Arcuate nucleus (medulla). Brain: Arcuate nucleus Arcuate nucleus is AR , at bottom center, in green. Latin nucleus arc … Wikipedia
area — 1. [TA] Any circumscribed surface or space. 2. All of the part supplied by a given artery or nerve. 3. A part of an organ having a special function, as the motor a. of the brain. SEE ALSO … Medical dictionary
Dopaminergic cell groups — are collections of neurons in the central nervous system that have been demonstrated by histochemical fluorescence to contain the neurotransmitter dopamine.[1] Eleven discrete dopaminergic cell groups have been identified.[2][3][4] … Wikipedia
Hypothalamus — Brain: Hypothalamus Location of the human hypothalamus … Wikipedia
Dorsal longitudinal fasciculus — Brain: Dorsal longitudinal fasciculus Latin fasciculus longitudinalis posterior; fasciculus longitudinalis dorsalis NeuroLex ID birnlex 986 The dorsal longitudinal fasciculus (DLF) (not to be confused with the medial longitudinal fasciculus, nor… … Wikipedia
Preoptic area — Brain: Preoptic area Preoptic area is PO , at left, in blue. Latin Area praeoptica NeuroNames … Wikipedia