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caudate nucleus — n the one of the four basal ganglia in each cerebral hemisphere that comprises a mass of gray matter in the corpus striatum, forms part of the floor of the lateral ventricle, and is separated from the lentiform nucleus by the internal capsule… … Medical dictionary
Caudate nucleus — Brain: Caudate nucleus Transverse Cut of Brain (Horizontal Section), basal ganglia is blue Latin nucleus caudatus Gray s … Wikipedia
caudate nucleus — noun a tail shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain • Syn: ↑caudate • Derivationally related forms: ↑caudate (for: ↑caudate) • Hypernyms: ↑basal ganglion … Useful english dictionary
body — 1. The head, neck, trunk, and extremities. The human b., consisting of head (caput), neck (collum), trunk (truncus), and limbs (membra). 2. The material part of a human, as distinguished from the … Medical dictionary
Nucleus basalis of Meynert — Brain: Nucleus basalis of Meynert MRI showing a coronal plane of the head with marks showing the location of the substantia innominata, the region in which the nucleus basalis is found … Wikipedia
Body of lateral ventricle — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = pars centralis ventriculi lateralis GraySubject = 189 GrayPage = 829 Caption = Drawing of a cast of the ventricular cavities, viewed from above. Caption2 = Drawing of a cast of the ventricular cavities,… … Wikipedia
Nucleus — 1) In cell biology, the structure that houses the chromosomes. 2) In neuroanatomy, a group of nerve cells. * * * 1. In cytology, typically a rounded or oval mass of protoplasm within the cytoplasm of a plant or animal cell; it is surrounded by a… … Medical dictionary
striate body — noun a striped mass of white and grey matter located in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere; consists of the caudate nucleus and the lenticular nucleus • Syn: ↑corpus striatum, ↑striatum • Hypernyms: ↑basal ganglion • Part Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
corpus nuclei caudati — [TA] body of caudate nucleus: the part of the caudate nucleus lying in the lateral wall of the pars centralis of the lateral ventricle of the brain, extending posteriorly from the head of the caudate nucleus and continuous with the tail … Medical dictionary
corpus — 1. SYN: body. 2. Any body or mass. 3. The main part of an organ or other anatomic structure, as distinguished from the head or tail. SEE ALSO: body, diaphysis, soma. [L … Medical dictionary
