Basal ganglia

System Nervous
SNOMED CT 244434001

Basal ganglia

Definition

An individual member of a collection of basal ganglia. Basal ganglia are subcortical masses of gray matter in the forebrain and midbrain that are richly interconnected and so viewed as a functional system. The nuclei usually included are the caudate nucleus (caudoputamen in rodents), putamen, globus pallidus, substantia nigra (pars compacta and pars reticulata) and the subthalamic nucleus. Some also include the nucleus accumbens and ventral pallidum[NIF,modified].

Also known as basal ganglion of telencephalon — per UBERON

The Basal ganglia is a part of the Nervous.

Also identified as