Ventral posterolateral nucleus
Ventral posterolateral nucleus
Definition
The ventral posterolateral nucleus (VPL) is a nucleus of the thalamus. Together with the ventral posteromedial nucleus (VPM) it constitutes the ventral posterior nucleus. [WP,unvetted].
Also known as nucleus ventralis posterior lateralis thalami, nucleus ventralis posterolateralis, nucleus ventralis posterolateralis thalami, nucleus ventralis thalami posterior lateralis, posterolateral ventral nucleus of thalamus, posterolateral ventral nucleus of the thalamus, ventral posterolateral nucleus of thalamus, ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus, ventral posterolateral thalamic nucleus — per UBERON
The Ventral posterolateral nucleus is a part of the Nervous.