Anatomy
geniculate body
ge·nic·u·late bod·y
Subclass of:
Thalamic Nuclei
Definitions related to geniculate body:
  • One of four small oval masses that protrude slightly from the underside of the thalamus and function as synaptic centers on the way to the cerebral cortex.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (geniculate bodies) 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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