MODULE 14 - SECTION 5 - HOW THE THALAMIC NUCLEI FIT TOGETHER
At this point, you probably have a pretty good idea of how all these nuclei are packed together within the thalamus. To check your picture of the situation against ours, look at the next four views.
NUCLEI of the DORSAL THALAMUS
VIEW #1
This is an enlarged version of the brainstem. The caudate nucleus has been removed on the left, and the thalamic nuclei drawn in as they would appear, lying below the dorsal surface of the diencephalon.
NUCLEI of the DORSAL THALAMUS
VIEW #2
Lateralis dorsalis and part of the anterior nucleus have been removed.
NUCLEI of the DORSAL THALAMUS
VIEW #3
Medialis dorsalis and lateralis posterior (in addition to the above) have been removed.
NUCLEI of the DORSAL THALAMUS
VIEW #4
Pulvinar and the centromedian nucleus (in addition to the above) have been removed.
