English > basal ganglion: 1 sense > noun 1, body| Meaning | Any of several masses of subcortical grey matter at the base of each cerebral hemisphere that seem to be involved in the regulation of voluntary movement. |
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| Part of | diencephalon, interbrain, betweenbrain, thalmencephalon | The posterior division of the forebrain |
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| pyramidal tract, pyramidal motor system, corticospinal tract | Any of the important motor nerves on each side of the central nervous system that run from the sensorimotor areas of the cortex through the brainstem to motor neurons of the cranial nerve nuclei and the ventral root of the spinal cord |
| Narrower | amygdala, amygdaloid nucleus, corpus amygdaloideum | An almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum |
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| caudate nucleus, caudate | A tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain |
| claustrum | A layer of grey matter in the brain adjacent to the lenticular nucleus |
| corpus striatum, striatum, striate body | A striped mass of white and grey matter located in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere |
| lenticular nucleus, lentiform nucleus | A basal ganglion shaped like a lens and including the outer reddish putamen and the inner pale yellow pallidum |
| pallidum, globus pallidus, paleostriatum | The inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus |
| putamen | The outer reddish part of the lenticular nucleus |
| Broader | ganglion | An encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons |
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| Spanish | ganglio basal |
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| Catalan | gangli basal |
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