dictionary help| semilunar nucleus of Flechsig --> arcuate nucleus of thalamus | medical dictionary |
The small ventral region of the ventral posteromedial nucleus of thalamus in which the fibres of the gustatory lemniscus and secondary trigeminal tracts terminate; it projects to the lower part of the postcentral gyrus of the cerebral cortex.
Synonyms: arcuate nucleus, nucleus arcuatus thalami, nucleus arcuatus, semilunar nucleus of Flechsig, thalamic gustatory nucleus.
(05 Mar 2000)
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