corpus striatum

[ kawr-puhs strahy-ey-tuhm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural cor·po·ra stri·a·ta [kawr, -per-, uh, strahy-, ey, -t, uh].

a mass of gray matter beneath the cortex and in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere.

corpus striatum

/ straɪˈeɪtəm /

a striped mass of white and grey matter situated in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere

1850–55; < New Latin: striated body

New Latin, literally: striated body

The anterior cornu has the anterior end of the corpus striatum projecting into it.

The thalamus and corpus striatum are called together, the great inferior ganglion of the brain.

The optic thalamus is indicated in the engraving, but the corpus striatum, being more exterior and anterior, does not appear.

This is about the same amount as is found in the corpus striatum of the human brain.

With the further growth of the hemisphere the corpus striatum loses its primitive relations to the descending cornu.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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