Medial accessory nucleus of optic tract

System Nervous

Medial accessory nucleus of optic tract

Definition

The medial terminal nucleus is usually very prominent but it is reduced in primates (except, curiously, the tarsier), megachiropterans, Cynocephalus and Bradypus. Metatherians have a large medial terminal nucleus[Pettigrew et al. (1989)]

Also known as medial terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tract, nucleus accessorius medialis tractus optici — per UBERON

The Medial accessory nucleus of optic tract is a part of the Nervous.