ventral nuclear group ventral nuclear group the ventral nuclear group is a collection of nuclei on the ventral side of the thalamus. according to mesh, it consists of the following: ventral anterior nucleus ventral lateral nucleus ventral posterior nucleus – this is made up of two nuclei: the ventral posterolateral nucleus and the ventral posteromedial nucleus ventral nuclear groupthalamic nuclei: mng = midline nuclear groupan = anterior nuclear group md = medial dorsal nucleus vng = ventral nuclear group va = ventral anterior nucleus vl = ventral lateral nucleus vpl = ventral posterolateral nucleus vpm = ventral posteromedial nucleus lng = lateral nuclear group pul = pulvinar mth = metathalamus lg = lateral geniculate nucleus mg = medial geniculate nucleusthalamic nucleiidentifiersmeshd020651neuronames333neurolex idbirnlex_1669anatomical terms of neuroanatomy