Mammillothalamic axonal tract

System Nervous

Mammillothalamic axonal tract

Definition

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]

Also known as fasciculus mammillothalamicus, mammillothalamic fasciculus, mammillothalamic tract, vicq d'azyr's bundle — per UBERON

The Mammillothalamic axonal tract is a part of the Nervous.