An outline of the parts, sub-parts and nuclei of the THALAMUS is as follows: THALAMUS Thal 1. Anterior Nuclear Group ANG 1.1. Anteroventral Thalamic Nucleus AV 1.2. Anteromedial Thalamic Nucleus AM 1.2.1. Interanteromedial Thalamic Nucleus IAM 1.3. Anterodorsal Thalamic Nucleus AD 1.4. Submammillothalamic Nucleus SMT 2. Medial Nuclear Group MNG 2.1. Mediodorsal Thalamic Nucleus MD 2.1.1. Lateral Part of..,MDL 2.1.2. Intermediolateral Thalamic Nucleus IMD 3. Midline Nuclear Group MiNG 3.1. Parataenial Thalamic Nucleus PT 3.2. Paraventricular Thalamic Nucleus PV 3.2.1. Anterior Part of.., PVA 3.2.2. Posterior Part of..,PVP 3.3. Reuniens Nucleus Re 3.4. Rhomboid Nucleus Rh 3.5. Gelatinous Nucleus G 4. Intralaminar Nuclear Group ING 4.1. Central Medial Thalamic Nucleus CM 4.2. Central Lateral Thalamic Nucleus CL 4.3. Parafascicular Thalamic Nucleus PF 4.4. Subparafascicular Thalamic Nucleus SPF 4.5. Paracentral Thalamic Nucleus PC 5. Ventral Nuclear Group VNG 5.1. Ventroposterior Thalamic Nucleus VPN 5.1.1. Lateral Part of...,VPL 5.1.2. Medial Part of..,VPM 5.1.3. Parvocellular Part of..,VPPC 5.2. Ventromedial Thalamic Nucleus VM 5.3. Ventrolateral Thalamic Nucleus VL 5.4. Ventroanterior Thalamic Nucleus VA 6. Lateral Nuclear Group LNG 6.1. Lateral Dorsal Thalamic Nucleus LD 6.2. Lateral Posterior Thalamic Nucleus LP 6.3. Reticular Nucleus of the Thalamus Rt 7. Posterior Nuclear Group PNG 8. Other Named Structures of the Thalamus 8.1. External Medullary Lamina eml 8.2. Internal Medullary Lamina iml 8.3. Tracts of the Thalamus 8.3.1. Superior Thalamic radiation str 8.3.2. Medial Forebrain Bundle mfb 8.3.3. Medial Cortical Hypothalamic Tract mch 8.3.4. Mammillothalamic Tract mt 8.3.5. Mammillotegmental Tract mtg 8.3.6. Lateral Lemniscus ll 8.3.7. Fasciculus Retroflexus fr 8.3.8. Supraoptic Decussation sox 8.3.9. Stria Medullaris of the Thalamus sm