Medical Definition of Ventrobasal nucleus

1. The large posterior part of the ventral nucleus of the thalamus receiving the somatic sensory lemnisci (medial lemniscus, spinothalamic tract, trigeminal lemniscus) and the ascending gustatory (taste) lemniscus, and projecting in turn by way of the internal capsule to the cortex of the postcentral gyrus. The nucleus is somatotopically organised and subdivided into a ventral posterolateral nucleus of thalamus representing the leg, a ventral posterior intermediate nucleus of thalamus representing the arm, a ventral posteromedial nucleus of thalamus representing the face, and an arcuate nucleus of thalamus receiving the gustatory lemniscus. Synonym: nucleus ventralis posterior thalami, ventrobasal nucleus. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ventrobasal Nucleus

ventriloquistic
ventriloquists
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ventriloquized
ventriloquizes
ventriloquizing
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ventriloquy
ventrimeson
ventring
ventrings
ventripotent
ventro-
ventro-dorsad
ventro-inguinal
ventrobasal nucleus (current term)
ventrocystorrhaphy
ventrodorsad
ventrodorsal
ventroinguinal
ventrolateral
ventrolaterally
ventromedial
ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus
ventromedial nucleus of hypothalamus
ventromedially
ventromedian
ventroptosis
ventroscopy
ventrotomy

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