Term Name: medial geniculate body
Synonyms: corpus geniculatum mediale, corpus geniculatus medialis, internal geniculate body, medial geniculate complex, medial geniculate complex of dorsal thalamus, medial geniculate nuclei, medial geniculate nucleus, MGB, MGN, nucleus corporis geniculati medialis, nucleus geniculatus medialis
Definition: Nuclear complex of the thalamus situated on the caudal, subpial aspect of the thalamus (Brodal, Neurological Anatomy, 3rd ed., 1981, pg 622).
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0001927]

Relationships
is part of: metathalamus vestibulo-auditory system
has parts: anterodorsal nucleus of medial geniculate body capsule of medial geniculate body dorsal nucleus of medial geniculate body magnocellular nucleus of medial geniculate body posterodorsal nucleus of medial geniculate body ventral nucleus of medial geniculate body
is a type of: gray matter of diencephalon nuclear complex of neuraxis
inverse disjoint_from: lateral geniculate body