Ventral caudal nucleus
Nucleus ventralis caudalis
Definition
The ventral caudal nucleus of the thalamus is a nucleus that relays cutaneous and proprioceptive sensory information to the primary and secondary somesthetic areas of the cortex. It is divided into a medial part and a lateral part.
References
Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012.
