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Ventral reticular formation left


Abbreviation
VRF
Color       
Superior regionsReticular system

SynonymsAbbr.Language
Ventral tegmental formation  
Nucleus reticularis pars ventralis Eng
Ventral reticular formationVRFEng
Nucleus reticularis ventralis Eng
Ventral part of the reticular nucleus Eng

SubregionsSide
Dorsal apsect of the ventral reticular nucleusleft
Nucleus reticular ventralis pars betaleft
Nucleus reticularis ventralis pars alphaleft
Ventral aspect of the ventral reticular nucleusleft

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Midbrain tegmentumipsiTGmi-0.5
Medial cerebellar nucleus rostral partipsiMedR-0.5
A5 noradrenaline cellsipsiA5-0.5
Pontine reticular nucleus caudal partipsiPNC2.5
Gigantocellular reticular nucleusipsiGi2.5
Medullary reticular nucleus dorsal partipsiMdDd1
Hypoglossal nucleusipsi12S1
Trigeminal nucleusipsi5-0.5
Spinal trigeminal nucleusipsiSp5nc3
Trigeminal subnucleus caudalisipsi5SSC-0.5
Nucleus of the solitary tract intermediate partipsiSolIM-0.5
Parasolitary nucleusipsiPSol-0.5
Raphe magnus nucleusipsiRMg2.5
Raphe obscurus nucleusipsiROb2.5
Raphe pallidus nucleusipsiRPa2.5
Gracile nucleus principal partipsiGr-0.5
Posterolateral hypothalamusipsiPLHY-1
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleusipsiPa-1
Spinal cord layers C1ipsiSCLC1-0.5
Spinal cord layers C2ipsiSCLC2-0.5
Spinal cord layers C3ipsiSCLC3-0.5
Cervical segment 4ipsiCS43
Spinal cord layers C4ipsiSCLC4-0.5
Spinal cord layers C5ipsiSCLC52
Area X C5ipsiSCL10C52
Spinal cord layer 5 C5ipsiSCL5C52
Spinal cord layer 6 C5ipsiSCL6C52
Spinal cord layer 3 C5ipsiSCL3C52
Spinal cord layer 4 C5ipsiSCL4C52
Spinal cord layer 1 C5ipsiSCL1C52
Spinal cord layer 2 C5ipsiSCL2C52
Spinal cord layer 7 C5ipsiSCL7C52
Spinal cord layer 8 C5ipsiSCL8C52
Spinal cord layer 9 C5ipsiSCL9C52
Spinal cord layers C6ipsiSCLC62
Area X C6ipsiSCL10C62
Spinal cord layer 5 C6ipsiSCL5C62
Spinal cord layer 6 C6ipsiSCL6C62
Spinal cord layer 3 C6ipsiSCL3C62
Spinal cord layer 4 C6ipsiSCL4C62
Spinal cord layer 1 C6ipsiSCL1C62
Spinal cord layer 2 C6ipsiSCL2C62
Spinal cord layer 7 C6ipsiSCL7C62
Spinal cord layer 8 C6ipsiSCL8C62
Spinal cord layer 9 C6ipsiSCL9C62
Spinal cord layers C7ipsiSCLC72
Area X C7ipsiSCL10C72
Spinal cord layer 5 C7ipsiSCL5C72
Spinal cord layer 6 C7ipsiSCL6C72
Spinal cord layer 3 C7ipsiSCL3C72
Spinal cord layer 4 C7ipsiSCL4C72
Spinal cord layer 1 C7ipsiSCL1C72
Spinal cord layer 2 C7ipsiSCL2C72
Spinal cord layer 7 C7ipsiSCL7C72
Spinal cord layer 8 C7ipsiSCL8C72
Spinal cord layer 9 C7ipsiSCL9C72
Spinal cord layers C8ipsiSCLC82
Area X C8ipsiSCL10C82
Spinal cord layer 5 C8ipsiSCL5C82
Spinal cord layer 6 C8ipsiSCL6C82
Spinal cord layer 3 C8ipsiSCL3C82
Spinal cord layer 4 C8ipsiSCL4C82
Spinal cord layer 1 C8ipsiSCL1C82
Spinal cord layer 2 C8ipsiSCL2C82
Spinal cord layer 7 C8ipsiSCL7C82
Spinal cord layer 8 C8ipsiSCL8C82
Spinal cord layer 9 C8ipsiSCL9C82
Thoracal segment 11ipsiT11-0.5
Thoracal segment 12ipsiT12-0.5
Thoracal segment 13ipsiT13-0.5
Lumbar segment 1ipsiL1-0.5
Intermediomedial cell column L1ipsiIMML12
Lumbar segment 2ipsiL2-0.5
Intermediomedial cell column L2ipsiIMML22
Lumbar segment 3ipsiL3-0.5
Intermediomedial cell column L3ipsiIMML32
Lumbar segment 4ipsiL4-0.5
Intermediomedial cell column L4ipsiIMML42
Lumbar segment 5ipsiL5-0.5
Intermediomedial cell column L5ipsiIMML52
Lumbar segment 6ipsiL6-0.5
Intermediomedial cell column L6ipsiIMML62
Sacral segment 1ipsiSa1-0.5
Sacral segment 2ipsiSa2-0.5
Sacral segment 3ipsiSa3-0.5
Sacral segment 4ipsiSa4-0.5
Spinal gray matteripsiSGM2
Ventral spinal cordipsiVMES-2
Midbrain tegmentumcontraTGmi-0.5
Medullary reticular nucleus dorsal partcontraMdDd2
Hypoglossal nucleuscontra12S-0.5
Spinal trigeminal nucleuscontraSp5nc-0.5
Spinal trigeminal nucleus interpolar partcontraSp5I-0.5
Nucleus of the solitary tract intermediate partcontraSolIM-0.5
Parasolitary nucleuscontraPSol-0.5
Gracile nucleus principal partcontraGr-0.5
Thoracal segment 11contraT11-0.5
Thoracal segment 12contraT12-0.5
Thoracal segment 13contraT13-0.5
Lumbar segment 1contraL1-0.5
Intermediomedial cell column L1contraIMML11
Intermediomedial cell column L2contraIMML21
Intermediomedial cell column L3contraIMML31
Intermediomedial cell column L4contraIMML41
Intermediomedial cell column L5contraIMML51
Intermediomedial cell column L6contraIMML61
Nervus petrosus majoripsinpm-0.5
Hypoglossal nerveipsi12P3
Median nerveipsimen3
Ulnar nerveipsiuln3
Hypoglossal nervecontra12P1
Subdiaphragmatic vagus nervescontra10Psub1
Intrinsic lingual musculatureipsiOrgOCTmusci-10
Orbicularis oculi muscleipsiMuscOrbOc1
Styloglossus muscle systemipsiMuscStyG-10
Pancreas sideipsiOrgsPancs-0.5
Pancreas sidecontraOrgsPancs-0.5

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Medial cerebellar nucleusipsiMed-0.5
Medial cerebellar nucleus rostral partipsiMedR-0.5
Fastigial pressure areaipsiFastPress-0.5
A5 noradrenaline cellsipsiA5-0.5
Medullary reticular nucleusipsiMdD3
Spinal trigeminal nucleus caudal part ventral part layer 4ipsiSp5CVL4-0.5
Spinal trigeminal nucleus caudal part ventral part layer 5ipsiSp5CVL5-0.5
Spinal trigeminal nucleus caudal part ventral part layer 3ipsiSp5CVL3-0.5
Spinal trigeminal nucleus caudal part ventral part layer 1ipsiSp5CVL1-0.5
Spinal trigeminal nucleus caudal part ventral part layer 2ipsiSp5CVL2-0.5
Lateral vestibular nucleusipsiLVe-0.5
Superior central raphe nucleusipsiCS2
Nucleus of the horizontal limb of the diagonal bandipsiHDB0
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleusipsiPa-0.5
Dorsal funiculusipsidfu3
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalisipsiBST1
Retrosplenial agranular cortexipsiRSA1
Intergeniculate leaf rostrocaudal partipsiIGLR-0.5
Cervical segment 1ipsiCS1-1
Deep dorsal horn C1ipsiDDHC13
Superficial dorsal horn C1ipsiSDHC13
Cervical segment 2ipsiCS2-1
Cervical segment 3ipsiCS3-1
Cervical segment 4ipsiCS4-1
Cervical segment 5ipsiCS5-1
Cervical segment 6ipsiCS6-1
Cervical segment 7ipsiCS7-1
Cervical segment 8ipsiCS8-1
Thoracal segment 1ipsiT1-1
Thoracal segment 2ipsiT2-1
Thoracal segment 3ipsiT3-1
Thoracal segment 4ipsiT4-1
Thoracal segment 5ipsiT5-1
Thoracal segment 6ipsiT6-1
Thoracal segment 7ipsiT7-1
Thoracal segment 8ipsiT8-1
Thoracal segment 9ipsiT9-1
Thoracal segment 10ipsiT10-1
Thoracal segment 11ipsiT11-1
Thoracal segment 12ipsiT12-0.5
Thoracal segment 13ipsiT13-0.5
Lumbar segment 1ipsiL1-0.5
Lumbar segment 2ipsiL2-0.5
Lumbar segment 3ipsiL3-1
Lumbar segment 4ipsiL4-1
Lumbar segment 5ipsiL5-1
Lumbar segment 6ipsiL6-1
Medial cerebellar nucleus rostral partcontraMedR-0.5
Cervical segment 1contraCS1-1
Cervical segment 2contraCS2-1
Cervical segment 3contraCS3-1
Cervical segment 4contraCS4-1
Cervical segment 5contraCS5-1
Cervical segment 6contraCS6-1
Cervical segment 7contraCS7-1
Cervical segment 8contraCS8-1
Thoracal segment 1contraT1-1
Thoracal segment 2contraT2-1
Thoracal segment 3contraT3-1
Thoracal segment 4contraT4-1
Thoracal segment 5contraT5-1
Thoracal segment 6contraT6-1
Thoracal segment 7contraT7-1
Thoracal segment 8contraT8-1
Thoracal segment 9contraT9-1
Thoracal segment 10contraT10-1
Thoracal segment 11contraT11-1
Thoracal segment 12contraT12-1
Thoracal segment 13contraT13-1
Lumbar segment 1contraL1-1
Lumbar segment 2contraL2-1
Lumbar segment 3contraL3-1
Lumbar segment 4contraL4-1
Lumbar segment 5contraL5-1
Lumbar segment 6contraL6-1

Key for weights

ValueWeight
-3 unknown
-2 fibers of passage
-1 not clear
-0.5 exists
0 not present
0.5 very light
1 light / sparse
1.5 light / moderate
2 moderate / dense
2.5 moderate / strong
3 strong
4 very strong





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