Corpus: Lentiform nucleus
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from Latin: lens - lens
Synonym: lens nucleus
English: , lenticular nucleus
Definition[Bearbeiten]
In neuroanatomy, the putamen and globus pallidus are summarised under the term lentiform nucleus'.
Neuroanatomy[Bearbeiten]
The two nuclei are separated by the thin lamina medullaris lateralis. Ontogenetically, the pallidum belongs to the diencephalon and the putamen to the cerebrum.
The lentiform nucleus is part of the basal ganglia and controls movement sequences.