A compound structure consisting of the caudate nucleus and the lentiform nucleus, which consists of the putamen and the globus pallidus.
A mass of nervous tissue in each cerebral hemisphere.
The part of the basal ganglia in the cerebral hemispheres of the brain consisting of the caudate nucleus and the lentiform nucleus.
The caudate nucleus and putamen. They are two nuclei deep in each cerebral hemisphere that appear distinct but are connected anteriorly and are histologically and functionally a single entity. The striatum and the globus pallidus are the two core components of the basal ganglia.