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medial geniculate body
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | medial geniculate body - a neural structure that serves as the last of a series of processing centers along the auditory pathway from the cochlea to the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortexcorpus geniculatum mediale, medial geniculategeniculate body - one of four small oval masses that protrude slightly from the underside of the thalamus and function as synaptic centers on the way to the cerebral cortex |
EncyclopediaSeegeniculate bodymedial geniculate body
me·di·al ge·nic·u·late bod·ythe medial one of a pair of small masses related to auditory function that protrude from the posteroinferior part of the thalamus; commonly considered a part of the metathalamus. Synonym(s): corpus geniculatum mediale [TA], corpus geniculatum internumme·di·al ge·nic·u·late bod·y (mē'dē-ăl jě-nik'yū-lāt bod'ē) The medial one of a pair of prominent cell groups in the posteroinferior parts of the thalamus; it functions as the last of a series of processing stations along the auditory conduction pathway to the cerebral cortex, receiving the brachium of the inferior colliculus and giving rise to the auditory radiation to the auditory cortex in the superior temporal gyrus. medial geniculate bodyOne of two bodies lying in the posterior part of the dorsal thalamus. Each receives fibers from the acoustic tract of the pons and the inferior colliculus through the brachium. See also: bodyFinancialSeeBodyAcronymsSeeMGBmedial geniculate body
Synonyms for medial geniculate bodynoun a neural structure that serves as the last of a series of processing centers along the auditory pathway from the cochlea to the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortexSynonyms- corpus geniculatum mediale
- medial geniculate
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