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单词 geniculate body
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Definition of geniculate body in English:

geniculate body

(also geniculate nucleus)
noun
Anatomy
  • Each of two protuberances on the inferior surface of the thalamus which relay auditory and visual impulses respectively to the cerebral cortex.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • On the right side of the illustration, medial and lateral geniculate bodies - which together constitute the metathalamus - can be recognized.
    • The ventrally placed notch in the lateral geniculate body is readily seen, with optic tract fibers terminating on both sides of this deep ventral groove.
    • Neurons from the lateral geniculate nucleus then send axons to the visual cortex.
    • The ventral notch in the lateral geniculate body was filled with optic tract fibers and these have been removed to show the nucleus.
    • At the rear end of the thalamus are the smaller medial and lateral geniculate nuclei, relaying auditory and visual pathways, respectively, to the auditory and visual areas of the cortex.
 
 

Definition of geniculate body in US English:

geniculate body

(also geniculate nucleus)
noun
Anatomy
  • Either of two protuberances on the inferior surface of the thalamus that relay auditory and visual impulses respectively to the cerebral cortex.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The ventral notch in the lateral geniculate body was filled with optic tract fibers and these have been removed to show the nucleus.
    • At the rear end of the thalamus are the smaller medial and lateral geniculate nuclei, relaying auditory and visual pathways, respectively, to the auditory and visual areas of the cortex.
    • On the right side of the illustration, medial and lateral geniculate bodies - which together constitute the metathalamus - can be recognized.
    • The ventrally placed notch in the lateral geniculate body is readily seen, with optic tract fibers terminating on both sides of this deep ventral groove.
    • Neurons from the lateral geniculate nucleus then send axons to the visual cortex.
 
 
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