external medullary lamina (eml)

Also known as: external medullary lamina, Lamina medullaris externa, Lamina medullaris externa (thalami), Lamina medullaris externa thalami, Lamina medullaris thalami externa, Lamella medullaris externa, external medullary lamina of thalamus, external medullary lamina thalamus (Forel 1872), external medullary lamina of the thalamus

NeuroNames ID: 367

All Names & Sources

Showing 19 synonym(s)

Name:

external medullary lamina

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Citation:

Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co., 1983

Source Title:

Human Neuroanatomy

Name:

external medullary lamina

Language:

English

Organism:

Macaca fascicularis

Source:

Martin-1997

Citation:

Primate Information Center, University of Washington, Seattle, 1997.

Source Title:

Template Atlas of the Primate Brain

Name:

external medullary lamina

Language:

English

Organism:

rat

Source:

Bowden-1997

Citation:

Source Title:

A digital Rosetta stone for primate brain terminology

Name:

Lamina medullaris externa

Language:

Latin

Organism:

human

Source:

Nomina-1989

Citation:

Sixth Edition, Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh, 1989

Source Title:

Nomina Anatomica

Name:

Lamina medullaris externa (thalami)

Language:

Latin

Organism:

human

Source:

Mai-1997

Citation:

San Diego: Academic Press, 1997

Source Title:

Atlas of the Human Brain

Name:

Lamina medullaris externa thalami

Language:

Latin

Organism:

human

Source:

Roberts-1970

Citation:

Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia, 1970

Source Title:

Atlas Of The Human Brain In Section

Name:

Lamina medullaris externa thalami

Language:

Latin

Organism:

Macaca fascicularis

Source:

Shantha-1968

Citation:

Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 1968

Source Title:

A Stereotaxic Atlas Of The Java Monkey Brain (Macaca irus)

Name:

Lamina medullaris thalami externa

Language:

Latin

Organism:

Macaca nemestrina

Source:

Winters-1969

Citation:

University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, Ca., 1969.

Source Title:

A Stereotaxic Brain Atlas For Macaca nemestrina

Name:

Lamella medullaris externa

Language:

Latin

Organism:

Macaca mulatta

Citation:

S. Karger, Basel, Switzerland, 1952

Source Title:

The Thalamus Of The Macaca mulatta: An Atlas For Use With The Stereotaxic Instrument

Name:

external medullary lamina of thalamus

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Citation:

Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co., 1983

Source Title:

Human Neuroanatomy

Name:

external medullary lamina of thalamus

Language:

English

Organism:

rat

Source:

Bowden-1997

Citation:

Source Title:

A digital Rosetta stone for primate brain terminology

Name:

eml

Language:

acronym

Organism:

human

Source:

Mai-1997

Citation:

San Diego: Academic Press, 1997

Source Title:

Atlas of the Human Brain

Name:

external medullary lamina thalamus (Forel 1872)

Language:

English

Organism:

rat

Source:

Swanson-1998

Citation:

Second Revised Edition, Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, 1998

Source Title:

Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain

Name:

eml

Language:

acronym

Organism:

mouse

Source:

Hof-2000

Citation:

Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2000

Source Title:

Comparative Cytoarchitectonic Atlas of the C57BL/6 and 129/Sv Mouse Brains

Name:

lamina midollare esterna

Language:

Italian

Organism:

human

Citation:

EdiSes, s.r.l.- Napoli, 1995

Source Title:

Fondamenti di Neuroanatomia

Name:

наружно-медиальная мозговая пластинка

Language:

Russian

Organism:

human

Citation:

AREA XVII, Moscow, 1996.

Source Title:

Stereoskopicheskii Atlas Mozga Cheloveka

Name:

наружная мозговая пластинка (таламуса)

Language:

Russian

Organism:

human

Source:

Baev-2000

Citation:

Moskva: Meditsina, 2000.

Source Title:

Magnitno-Resonansnaia Tomografiia Golovnogo Mozga: Normal'naia Anatomiia

Name:

external medullary lamina of the thalamus

Language:

English

Organism:

mouse

Source:

Dong-1994

Citation:

J Neurophysiol 1994 Aug;72(2):542-64

Source Title:

Somatosensory, multisensory, and task-related neurons in cortical area 7b (PF) of unanesthetized monkeys

Name:

eml

Language:

acronym

Organism:

Macaca mulatta

Citation:

Amsterdam: Elsevier-Academic Press. 2009

Source Title:

The Rhesus Monkey Brain, Second Edition

Species With The Structure
Equivalent By Human Macaque Rat Mouse
Topology Has The Structure Has The Structure Has The Structure Has The Structure

Showing 13 record(s)

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Their Name:

external medullary lamina

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Their Name:

external medullary lamina of thalamus

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Their Name:

Lamina medullaris externa

Source:

Nomina-1989

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Their Name:

Lamina medullaris externa (thalami)

Source:

Mai-1997

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Their Name:

Lamina medullaris externa thalami

Source:

Roberts-1970

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Their Name:

external medullary lamina

Source:

Martin-1997

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Their Name:

Lamina medullaris externa thalami

Source:

Shantha-1968

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Their Name:

Lamella medullaris externa

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Their Name:

Lamina medullaris thalami externa

Source:

Winters-1969

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Rattus (rat)

Their Name:

external medullary lamina

Source:

Bowden-1997

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Rattus (rat)

Their Name:

external medullary lamina of thalamus

Source:

Bowden-1997

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Rattus (rat)

Their Name:

external medullary lamina thalamus (Forel 1872)

Source:

Swanson-1998

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Mus (mouse)

Their Name:

external medullary lamina of the thalamus

Source:

Dong-1994

Models Where It Appears
Structural CNS Model - Macaque

Brain structures of the macaque are illustrated in BrainInfo’s NeuroMaps macaque brain atlas. Structures are grouped by proximity in a hierarchy corresponding to the central nervous system hierarchy of NeuroNames ( Bowden-1995 Martin-2000 ). Structures in the NeuroMaps atlas are based on the segmentation of an MRI of the brain of a 3-year old male rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta). The atlas is most useful for targeting structures for implantating electrodes and chemtrodes. Updated 29 Oct 2025.

Functional CNS Model - Rat

The Functional CNS Model - Rat (FMrat) ( Swanson-2004) is one of three hierarchical models representing the internal organization of the central nervous system (CNS). The others are the Structural CNS Model - Human (SThmn) and the Functional CNS Model - Human (FMhmn). The FMrat model represents the basic organization of the mouse ( Hof-2000 AMBA-2024 ) and, presumably, other rodents. Functional CNS models differ from structural models in that structures are defined and named by connectivity rather than by proximity to other structures at the same level. Functional models are more useful for representing longitudinal components of are grouped based on information drawn from multiple neuroscientific disciplines. such as connections, neurochemical characteristics, and role in physiogical and behavioral processes. While the Functional Model was developed primarily for an atlas of the rat brain ( Swanson-2004 ), the hierarchical organization of structures is for the most part applicable to the human, macaque, mouse and other mammalian brains as well. Structures at lower levels of the Functional CNS hierarchy are largely the same as in the Classical and Developmental Models, i.e., they were originally identified by stains for gray matter (Nissl substance) and white matter (myelin). At the next higher level they are grouped into basic connectional and functional systems of the CNS, such as the subcortical sensory systems, the brainstem motor system and the behavioral state system. At the highest levels CNS structures are grouped on the basis of dissection and embryologic precursors into cerebrum ( cerebral cortex and cerebral nuclei ), cerebellum, and cerebrospinal trunk.