Preferred Label : lateral hypothalamic area;
RADLEX synonyms : lateral group of hypothalamic nuclei; lateral hypothalamic group; lateral hypothalamic zone (Crosby); lateral division of hypothalamus;
Definition : This area is bounded medially by the mammillothalamic tract and the anterior column
of fornix. The medial edge of the internal capsule and the subthalamic region form
its lateral boundary. It contains the lateral hypothalamic nucleus, tuberomammillary
nucleus, lateral tuberal nuclei, and fibers of the medial forebrain bundle. (Parent,
Carpenter's Human Neuroanatomy, 9th ed, p710) [MeSH];
UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0020654;
Origin ID : RID6667;
UMLS CUI : C0020654;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- FMA entity(ies)
- Has part(s)
- Part of
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
This area is bounded medially by the mammillothalamic tract and the anterior column
of fornix. The medial edge of the internal capsule and the subthalamic region form
its lateral boundary. It contains the lateral hypothalamic nucleus, tuberomammillary
nucleus, lateral tuberal nuclei, and fibers of the medial forebrain bundle. (Parent,
Carpenter's Human Neuroanatomy, 9th ed, p710) [MeSH]
