See Also: nucleus arcuatus thalami(medicine)
nucleus arcuatus(medicine)
nucleus paracentralis thalami(medicine)
nucleus medialis thalami(medicine)
nucleus reticularis thalami(medicine)
nucleus lateralis thalami(medicine)
nucleus ventralis thalami(medicine)
nucleus medialis centralis thalami(medicine)
nucleus ventralis posteromedialis thalami(medicine)
nucleus ventralis posterolateralis thalami(medicine)

nucleus arcuatus thalami (medicine)


nucleus arcuatus thalami -->
arcuate nucleus of thalamus


The small ventral region of the ventral posteromedial nucleus of thalamus in which the fibres of the gustatory lemniscus and secondary trigeminal tracts terminate; it projects to the lower part of the postcentral gyrus of the cerebral cortex.

Synonym: arcuate nucleus, nucleus arcuatus thalami, nucleus arcuatus, semilunar nucleus of Flechsig, thalamic gustatory nucleus.