metathalamus - CISMeF

Preferred Label : metathalamus;

RADLEX synonyms : geniculate group of the dorsal thalamus;

Definition : Part of the diencephalon inferior to the caudal end of the dorsal thalamus. Includes the lateral geniculate body which relays visual impulses from the optic tract to the calcarine cortex, and the medial geniculate body which relays auditory impulses from the lateral lemniscus to the auditory cortex. [MeSH];

UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0017405;

Details

Origin ID

RID6585;

UMLS CUI

C0017405;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Entire metathalamus (body structure) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- Geniculate Body [NCIt concept]
- Lateral geniculate body [FMA entity]
- Medial geniculate body [FMA entity]
- Metathalamus [FMA entity]
- Structure of metathalamus (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- geniculate bodies [MeSH Descriptor]
- geniculate bodies [MeSH concept]
- geniculate body, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- metathalamus [UBERON concept]
- metathalamus, nos [SNOMED Notion]
FMA entity(ies)
- Metathalamus [FMA entity]
Has part(s)
- lateral geniculate nucleus [Radlex concept]
- medial geniculate nucleus [Radlex concept]
Part of
- thalamus [Radlex concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Geniculate Body [NCIt concept]
- Geniculate body [FMA entity]
- Metathalamus [FMA entity]
- Structure of metathalamus (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- geniculate bodies [MeSH Descriptor]
- geniculate bodies [MeSH concept]
- geniculate body, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- metathalamus, nos [SNOMED Notion]

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