Neuroanatomy Draw It To Know It

18. Basal Ganglia 311

Corpus striatum

Caudate Putamen Globus pallidus

(pallidum,

paleostriatum)

Striatum

(neostriatum)

Lentiform nucleus

Dorsal

striatum

Ventral

striatum

(eg, nucleus

accumbens)

Ventral

pallidum

Dorsal

pallidum 1. ansa lenticularis

2. lenticular fasciculus


3. subthalamic fasciculus


4. thalamic fasciculus

Basal ganglia-diencephalic

white matter connections

1. external (lateral) segment


2. internal (medial) segment

Globus pallidus

1. head


2. body


3. tail

Caudate nucleus

DRAWING 18-2 Basal Ganglia: Nomenclature