The lentiform nucleus or lenticular nucleus comprises the putamen and the globus pallidus within the basal ganglia. It is a large, cone-shaped mass of gray matter just lateral to the internal capsule. ==Structure== When divided horizontally, it exhibits, to some extent, the appearance of a biconvex lens, while a coronal section of its central part...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. the large cone-shaped mass of gray matter forming the central core of the cerebral hemisphere. The convex base of the cone, oriented laterally and rostrally, is formed by the putamen, which together with the caudate nucleus composes the neostriatum; the apical part, oriented medially and caudally, consists of the two segm...
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