Metathalamus
System
Nervous
SNOMED CT
361550004
Metathalamus
Definition
The metathalamus is a composite structure of the thalamus, consisting of the medial geniculate nucleus and the lateral geniculate nucleus. [WP,unvetted].
Also known as geniculate group of the dorsal thalamus, geniculate thalamic group, nuclei metathalami — per UBERON
The Metathalamus is a part of the Nervous.