Endopeduncular nucleus
System
Nervous
SNOMED CT
82705008
Endopeduncular nucleus
Definition
The term entopeduncular nucleus in human neuroanatomy refers to a portion of the nucleus of the ansa lenticularis described variously as located medial to the posterior limb of the internal capsule ( Riley-1943 ), along the course of the ansa lenticularis and the inferior thalamic peduncle ( Crosby-1962 ), or as a separate nucleus within the internal capsule adjacent to the medial segment of the globus pallidus ( Nomina-1983 ).[NN]
The Endopeduncular nucleus is a part of the Nervous.