See Also: nucleus ventralis posterior thalami(medicine)
nucleus ventralis thalami(medicine)
nucleus ventralis posteromedialis thalami(medicine)
nucleus ventralis posterolateralis thalami(medicine)
nucleus ventralis intermedius thalami(medicine)
pedunculus thalami ventralis(medicine)
nucleus ventralis lateralis(medicine)
nucleus arcuatus thalami(medicine)
nucleus lateralis thalami(medicine)
nucleus medialis thalami(medicine)

nucleus ventralis posterior thalami (medicine)


nucleus ventralis posterior thalami -->
ventral posterior nucleus of thalamus


The large posterior part of the ventral nucleus of the thalamus receiving the somatic sensory lemnisci (medial lemniscus, spinothalamic tract, trigeminal lemniscus) and the ascending gustatory (taste) lemniscus, and projecting in turn by way of the internal capsule to the cortex of the postcentral gyrus. The nucleus is somatotopically organised and subdivided into a ventral posterolateral nucleus of thalamus representing the leg, a ventral posterior intermediate nucleus of thalamus representing the arm, a ventral posteromedial nucleus of thalamus representing the face, and an arcuate nucleus of thalamus receiving the gustatory lemniscus.

Synonym: nucleus ventralis posterior thalami, ventrobasal nucleus.