Term Name: ventral thalamus
Synonyms: perithalamus, prethalamus, SbTh, subthalamus, thalamus ventralis, ventral thalamus
Definition: Anterior part of the diencephalon that lies between the dorsal thalamus, hypothalamus, and tegmentum of the mesencephalon, including subthalamic nucleus, zona incerta, the fields of Forel, and the nucleus of ansa lenticularis[GO, modified].
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0001900]

Relationships
is part of: dorsal plus ventral thalamus
has parts: ansa lenticularis ansa peduncularis lenticular fasciculus nucleus of ventral thalamus subthalamic nucleus thalamic reticular nucleus ventral intermediate nucleus of thalamus ventral lateral nucleus of thalamus ventral thalamic fasciculus
is a type of: regional part of brain