Lentiform nucleus

System Nervous
SNOMED CT 279319002

Lentiform nucleus

Definition

The lentiform nucleus or lenticular nucleus comprises the putamen and the globus pallidus within the basal ganglia. It is a large, cone-shaped mass of gray matter just lateral to the internal capsule. [WP,unvetted].

Also known as nucleus lenticularis, nucleus lentiformis — per UBERON

The Lentiform nucleus is a part of the Nervous.

Also identified as