The geniculate fibers are the fibers in the region of the genu of the internal capsule; they originate in the motor part of the cerebral cortex, and, after...

In neuroanatomy, the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN; also called the lateral geniculate body or lateral geniculate complex) is a structure in the thalamus...

fibers. Other fibers within the internal capsule: The retrolenticular part contains fibers from the optic system, coming from the lateral geniculate nucleus...

The projection fibers consist of efferent and afferent fibers uniting the cortex with the lower parts of the brain and with the spinal cord. In human neuroanatomy...

geniculate ganglion, which contains the cell bodies of the taste fibers of chorda tympani and other taste and sensory pathways. From the geniculate ganglion...

parasympathetic fibers of the facial nerve. Upon reaching the facial canal, it joins with the motor root of the facial nerve at the geniculate ganglion. Alex...

chiasm the nerve fibers decussate (left becomes right). The fibers then branch and terminate in three places. Most of the optic nerve fibers end in the lateral...

occurs, and about 53% of the fibers cross to form the optic tracts. Most of these fibers terminate in the lateral geniculate body. Based on this anatomy...

Thalamocortical fibers (TC fibres) have been referred to as one of the two constituents of the isothalamus, the other being microneurons. Thalamocortical fibers have...

Optic neuritis involving external fibers of the optic nerve causes tunnel vision. Optic neuritis involving internal fibers of the optic nerve causes central...

Cerebrospinal fibers Lateral corticospinal tract Anterior corticospinal tract Corticopontine fibers Frontopontine fibers Temporopontine fibers Corticobulbar...

brachium carries auditory afferent fibers from the inferior colliculus of the mesencephalon to the medial geniculate nucleus. The inferior colliculus receives...

locations: parasympathetic ganglia of the head: ciliary (cranial nerve III), geniculate (cranial nerve VII), pterygopalatine (cranial nerve VII and IX), and submandibular...

nasal retinal fibers from each eye that corresponds to one half of the visual field. In more specific terms, the optic tract contains fibers from the ipsilateral...

ciliary ganglion the postganglionic parasympathetic fibers leave via short ciliary nerve fibers, a continuation of the nasociliary nerve (a branch of...

Cochlear nerve fibers (30,000+) each have a most sensitive frequency and respond over a wide range of levels. Simplified, nerve fibers' signals are transported...

cranial nerves. Superior to these trigones are fibers running laterally in both directions. These fibers are known collectively as the striae medullares...

pterygopalatine fossa -in fossa the parasymp. Fiber of G.S. petrosal n. relay in sphenopalatine ganglion Post ganglionic fibers supply : Mucous gland of palat , nose...

up of the lateral geniculate and medial geniculate nuclei. The thalamus comprises a system of lamellae (made up of myelinated fibers) separating different...

and velocity of an object in object space is determined by the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) before the information is projected to the visual cortex...

from the optic nerves; it forms a connecting link between the medial geniculate bodies. This article incorporates text in the public domain from page...

Sensory input originating from the eyes travels through the lateral geniculate nucleus in the thalamus and then reaches the visual cortex. The area of...

visual system from photoreceptors, to retinal ganglion cells, to lateral geniculate nucleus cells, to visual cortex cells, to extrastriate cortical cells...

autonomic functions Modulates pain impulses Influences blood flow to lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus. The reticulospinal tracts provide a pathway by...

The afferent limb has nerve fibers running within the optic nerve (CN II). Each efferent limb has parasympathetic nerve fibers traveling along the periphery...

posterior thalamic radiation) are axons from the neurons in the lateral geniculate nucleus to the primary visual cortex. The optic radiation receives blood...

the lateral lemniscus, then the inferior colliculus, then the medial geniculate body, before finally arriving at the primary auditory cortex. Mendoza...

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the fibers of chorda tympani enter the sublingual space to reach the anterior 2/3 of the tongue and submandibular ganglion. The special sensory fibers originate...

colliculus) of the midbrain. In mammals they also branch off to the lateral geniculate body of the thalamus, in turn giving them to the occipital cortex of the...