Basal Nuclei Flashcards
most rostral (anterior; closest to the nasal or oral region) part of the brain
Telencephalon
Parts of Telencephalon
Cerebral cortex
Basal nuclei
Hippocampus
located in the midbrain
Substantia nigra
located in the diencephalon
Subthalamic nuclei
Mass of gray matter within each cerebral hemisphere
Basal Nuclei
No direct input or output connections with the spinal cord; instead, the basal nuclei are linked to related parts of the brain through connection fibers (both afferent and efferent
Basal Nuclei
Can be found lateral to the thalamus and deeper into the cranium compared to the cerebral hemispheres
Basal Nuclei
Major parts of Basal Nuclei
Corpus striatum
Amygdaloid nucleu
Claustrum
Formed by the caudate nucleus and lentiform nucleus; Located lateral to the thalamus
Corpus striatum
separates the caudate nucleus and lentiform nucleus
Internal capsule
Parts of the internal capsule
Anterior crus
Genu
Posterior crus
Parts of the internal capsule:
located lateral to the head of the caudate nucleus
Anterior crus
Part of the internal capsule:
point of convergence of the anterior and posterior crura
Genu
Part of the internal capsule:
located medial to the lentiform nucleus, in particular the internal capsule of the globus pallidus
Posterior crus
Caudate nucleus and putamen
Neostriatum/striatum