Term Name: ventral posterolateral nucleus
Synonyms: nucleus ventralis posterior lateralis thalami, nucleus ventralis posterolateralis, nucleus ventralis posterolateralis thalami, nucleus ventralis thalami posterior lateralis, posterolateral ventral nucleus of the thalamus, ventral posterior lateral nucleus, ventral posterior lateral nucleus of dorsal thalamus, ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus, ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus principal part, ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus, general, ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus, principal part, ventroposterior lateral thalamic nucleus, ventroposterolateral nucleus of the thalamus, VPL
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].
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0002942]

Relationships
is part of: ventral posterior nucleus of thalamus
has parts: caudal part of ventral posterolateral nucleus of thalamus oral part of ventral posterolateral nucleus
is a type of: nucleus of dorsal thalamus