Corpus Striatum
MESHD003342
Striped GRAY MATTER and WHITE MATTER consisting of the NEOSTRIATUM and paleostriatum (GLOBUS PALLIDUS). It is located in front of and lateral to the THALAMUS in each cerebral hemisphere. The gray substance is made up of the CAUDATE NUCLEUS and the lentiform nucleus (the latter consisting of the GLOBUS PALLIDUS and PUTAMEN). The WHITE MATTER is the INTERNAL CAPSULE.
Synonyms
- Striatum, Corpus
- Lenticular Nucleus
- Nucleus, Lenticular
- Nucleus Lentiformis
- Lentiformis, Nucleus
- Lentiform Nucleus
- Nucleus, Lentiform
- Lentiform Nuclei
- Nuclei, Lentiform
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