Figure 33. Structure and connections of the thalamus. A. View of the right thalamus from the dorsal aspect (anterior toward the top of the page). The internal medullary lamina divides the thalamus into lateral, medial and anterior regions. B. View of the thalamus from the lateral aspect. C & D. Shows the cerebral cortical regions that are reciprocally connected with the labeled thalamic regions. "C" is a lateral view of the hemisphere while "D" is a view of the hemisphere from the medial aspect. See fig 33 for details on cerebral cortical organization. DM = dorsomedial; VA = ventral anterior; VL = ventral lateral; VPL = ventral posterolateral; Ant = anterior; LD = lateral dorsal; MG = medial geniculate; LG = lateral geniculate; LP = lateral posterior; IL = intralaminar.