Ventral posteromedial nucleus
| Ventral posteromedial nucleus | |
|---|---|
Thalamic nuclei: MNG = Midline nuclear group AN = Anterior nuclear group MD = Medial dorsal nucleus VNG = Ventral nuclear group VA = Ventral anterior nucleus VL = Ventral lateral nucleus VPL = Ventral posterolateral nucleus VPM = Ventral posteromedial nucleus LNG = Lateral nuclear group PUL = Pulvinar MTh = Metathalamus LG = Lateral geniculate nucleus MG = Medial geniculate nucleus | |
Thalamic nuclei | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | nucleus ventralis posteromedialis |
| NeuroNames | 347 |
| NeuroLex ID | birnlex_743 |
| TA98 | A14.1.08.642 |
| TA2 | 5693 |
| FMA | 62202 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The ventral posteromedial nucleus (VPM) is a nucleus within the ventral posterior nucleus of the thalamus and serves an analogous somatosensory relay role for the ascending trigeminothalamic tracts as its lateral neighbour the ventral posterolateral nucleus serves for dorsal column–medial lemniscus pathway 2nd-order neurons.
The term "ventral posteromedial nucleus" was introduced by Le Gros Clark in 1930.