• (n.) A prominence on the posterior part of the thalamus of the human brain.
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(from the article `nervous system, human`) ...limbic lobe (i.e., the cingulate gyrus). The mediodorsal nucleus, part of the medial nuclear group, has reciprocal connections with large parts of ...
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(pәl-vi´nәr) a prominent, cushionlike mass of nuclei in the brain that forms part of the posterior end of the thalamus; it partly overhangs the rostral colliculus and its underside is near, but separated from, the geniculate body. It receives fibers from other thalamic nuclei and gives off many projections t...
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Pul·vi'nar noun [ Latin , a cushion.]
(Anat.) A prominence on the posterior part of the thalamus of the human brain.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: pŭl-vī′năr Definitions: 1. The expanded caudal extremity of the thalamus that forms a cushionlike prominence overlying the geniculate bodies. This structure, collectively called nuclei pulvinares [TA] (pulvinar nuclei [TA]), is a composite cell group made up of anterior, inferior, lateral, and medial n...
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Latin pulvinus = rounded cushion; the posterior end of the thalamus.
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