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Record 1 2002-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

The largest portion of the diencephalon of the brain, consisting of several nuclear masses of gray matter on either side of the third ventricle.

OBS

[It is] a major relay center for both sensory and motor signals.

OBS

Plural: thalami.

Key term(s)
  • thalami

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
CONT

Le thalamus est constitué de deux masses ovoïdes situées dans la zone médiane de l'encéphale et formées de noyaux de substance grise. Un petit pont de substance grise (adhésion interthalamique) unit les deux masses.

OBS

Pluriel : thalami.

Key term(s)
  • thalami

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema nervioso
DEF

Área de coordinación sensorial localizada en las zonas laterales del diencéfalo de vertebrados.

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