Subthalamic nucleus
System
Nervous
SNOMED CT
361575000
Subthalamic nucleus
Definition
The subthalamic nucleus is the lens-shaped nucleus located in the ventral part of the subthalamus on the inner aspect of the internal capsule that is concerned with the integration of somatic motor function[GO].
Also known as body of Forel, body of Luys, Luys' nucleus, nucleus of corpus luysii, nucleus of Luys, nucleus subthalamicus, subthalamic nucleus (of Luys) — per UBERON
The Subthalamic nucleus is a part of the Nervous.