Corpus Striatum
Synonyms
Lenticular Nucleus
Lentiform Nuclei
Lentiform Nucleus
Lentiformis, Nucleus
Nuclei, Lentiform
Nucleus Lentiformis
Nucleus, Lenticular
Nucleus, Lentiform
Striatum, Corpus
Striped GRAY MATTER and WHITE MATTER consisting of the NEOSTRIATUM and paleostriatum (GLOBUS PALLIDUS). It is located in front of and lateral to the THALAMUS in each cerebral hemisphere. The gray substance is made up of the CAUDATE NUCLEUS and the lentiform nucleus (the latter consisting of the GLOBUS PALLIDUS and PUTAMEN). The WHITE MATTER is the INTERNAL CAPSULE.