Lateroposterior tegmental nucleus

Nucleus tegmentalis posterolateralis

  • Latin synonym: Nucleus tegmentalis dorsolateralis
  • Synonym: Laterodorsal tegmental nucleus
  • Related terms: Lateroposterior tegmental nucleus; Laterodorsal tegmental nucleus

Definition

IMAIOS

The laterodorsal tegmental nucleus is a nucleus situated in the brainstem, spanning the midbrain tegmentum and the pontine tegmentum. Its location is one-third of the way from the pedunculopontine nucleus to the thalamus, inferior to the pineal gland.

References

This definition incorporates text from the wikipedia website - Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia. (2004, July 22). FL: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Retrieved August 10, 2004, from http://www.wikipedia.org