Ansa lenticularis

System Nervous
SNOMED CT 37467007

Ansa lenticularis

Definition

The ansa lenticularis (ansa lentiformis in older texts) is a part of the brain, making up the superior layer of the substantia innominata of Meynert. Its fibers, derived from the medullary lamina of the lentiform nucleus, pass medially to end in the thalamus and subthalamic region, while others are said to end in the tegmentum and red nucleus. It is classified by NeuroNames as part of the subthalamus.

Also known as ansa lenticularis in thalamo, ansa lenticularis in thalamus, ventral peduncle of lateral forebrain bundle — per UBERON

The Ansa lenticularis is a part of the Nervous.

Also identified as