Lateroposterior tegmental nucleus

Nucleus tegmentalis posterolateralis

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

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

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Human anatomy 2

Underlying structures: There are no anatomical children for this anatomical part

Human anatomy 1

Systemic anatomy >
Nervous system >
Central part of nervous system; Central nervous system >
Brain >
Mesencephalon; Midbrain >
Cerebral peduncle >
Tegmentum of midbrain >
Grey substance >
Lateroposterior tegmental nucleus; Laterodorsal tegmental nucleus

Underlying structures: There are no anatomical children for this anatomical part

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