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mammillothalamic axonal tract

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A fiber pathway that originates from neurons in the posterior hypothalamic region and projects to various nuclei of the anterior nuclear group of the thalamus. It is a composite structure that consists of the mammillothalamic tract of the hypothalamus and the mammillothalamic tract of the thalamus (Carpenter-1983). (from Brain Info.org) [ ]

Term info

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mammillothalamic axonal tract

Synonyms
  • fasciculus mammillothalamicus
  • mammillothalamic fasciculus
  • mammillothalamic tract
  • vicq d'azyr's bundle
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latin term
fasciculus mammillothalamicus [ FMA : TA ]

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The mammillothalamic fasciculus arises from cells in both the medial and lateral nuclei of the mammillary body and by fibers that are directly continued from the fornix. The Mammillothalamic fasciculus then connects the mammillary body to the dorsal tegmental nuclei, the ventral tegmental nuclei, and the anterior thalamic nucleus [WP]

external definition

The mammillothalamic tract is the collection of axons that connects the two major subdivisions of the diencephalon (hypothalamus and thalamus) and closes the diencephalic circuit[GO][GO:0061374].

has alternative id

UBERON:0009642

has related synonym

mammillo-thalamic tract, bundle of vicq d%e2%80%99azyr, mammillo-thalamic fasciculus, fasciculus mammillothalamicus, bundle of vicq d%27azyr, thalamomammillary fasciculus, mammillothalamic tract, mamillo-thalamic tract

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UBERON:0006696