Definition of Lentiform nucleus

1. Noun. A basal ganglion shaped like a lens and including the outer reddish putamen and the inner pale yellow pallidum.

Exact synonyms: Lenticular Nucleus
Generic synonyms: Basal Ganglion
Terms within: Globus Pallidus, Paleostriatum, Pallidum, Putamen
Group relationships: Corpus Striatum, Striate Body, Striatum

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lentiform Nucleus

lenticular syphilid
lenticularis
lenticularly
lenticulars
lenticule
lenticules
lenticulo-optic
lenticulopapular
lenticulostriate
lenticulostriate arteries
lenticulothalamic
lenticulus
lentiform
lentiform bone
lentiform nucleus (current term)
lentigines
lentiginose
lentiginosis
lentiginous
lentigo
lentigo maligna
lentigos
lentil
lentil plant
lentil soup
lentils
lentinan
lentinans

Literary usage of Lentiform nucleus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham, Arthur Robinson (1914)
"Now remove the lentiform nucleus and expose the remainder of the lateral ... The fibres which lie anterior and posterior to the lentiform nucleus are fibres ..."

2. The Anatomy of the Nervous System from the Standpoint of Development and by Stephen Walter Ranson (1920)
"Locate the lentiform and caudate nuclei, the claustrum, and the internal and external capsules (Fig. 192). 107. Dissection of tlie lentiform nucleus and the ..."

3. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1921)
"The fibres which lie anterior and posterior to the lentiform nucleus are fibres of the internal capsule. The anterior fibres can be traced downwards to the ..."

4. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"754) is a flattened band of white fibres, between the lentiform nucleus on the lateral side and the caudate nucleus and thalamus on the medial side. ..."

5. Anatomy of the brain and spinal cord with special reference to mechanism and by Harris Ellett Santee (1907)
"The intermediate tract (tractus intermedius) rises in the lentiform nucleus and runs through the anterior part of the inferior lamina, in its course to the ..."

6. Contributions by Dept. of Anatomy, University of Minnesota Dept. of Anatomy, University of Minnesota (1916)
"The lentiform nucleus is large; the crus occupies the clear space below it and sends ... The lentiform nucleus is quite superficial in this and several ..."

7. Anatomy of the Human Body by Henry Gray (1918)
"... between the lentiform nucleus on the lateral side and the caudate nucleus and ... and separates the lentiform nucleus from the thalamus. ..."

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