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LENTIFORM NUCLEUS [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-01-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- putamen
1, record 1, English, putamen
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In a coronal section through the middle of the lentiform nucleus, two medullary laminae are seen dividing it into three parts. The lateral and largest part is of a reddish color, and is known as the putamen... 1, record 1, English, - putamen
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- putamen
1, record 1, French, putamen
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- putamen du noyau lenticulaire 1, record 1, French, putamen%20du%20noyau%20lenticulaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie latérale ou externe du noyau lenticulaire. 2, record 1, French, - putamen
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les noyaux gris centraux [...] Le terme de corps striés regroupe l'unité fonctionnelle que forme le noyau caudé et le putamen du noyau lenticulaire. 1, record 1, French, - putamen
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-01-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- claustrum
1, record 2, English, claustrum
correct, Latin, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- claustrum of insula 2, record 2, English, claustrum%20of%20insula
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The lentiform nucleus(nucleus lentiformis; lenticular nucleus; lenticula)... is bounded laterally by a lamina of white substance called the external capsule, and lateral to this is a thin layer of gray substance termed the claustrum. 3, record 2, English, - claustrum
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plural: claustra. 2, record 2, English, - claustrum
Record 2, Key term(s)
- claustra
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- claustrum
1, record 2, French, claustrum
correct, Latin, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- avant-mur 2, record 2, French, avant%2Dmur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le claustrum (avant-mur) forme une structure très fine, ondulée, à la limite de la visibilité en séquence pondérée en T1, et disposé entre les capsules externes et extrêmes à la face profonde de l'insula. Elle doit être considérée comme une extension profonde de la substance grise de l'insula. 3, record 2, French, - claustrum
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-08-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- lentiform nucleus
1, record 3, English, lentiform%20nucleus
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- lenticular nucleus 1, record 3, English, lenticular%20nucleus
correct
- nucleus lentiformis 1, record 3, English, nucleus%20lentiformis
Latin
- lenticula 1, record 3, English, lenticula
Latin
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The lentiform nucleus(nucleus lentiformis; lenticular nucleus; lenticula) is lateral to the caudate nucleus and thalamus, and is seen only in sections of the hemisphere. 1, record 3, English, - lentiform%20nucleus
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- noyau lenticulaire
1, record 3, French, noyau%20lenticulaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- nucleus lentiformis 1, record 3, French, nucleus%20lentiformis
Latin
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le noyau caudé et le noyau lenticulaire font tous deux partie du corps strié constitué de fibres nerveuses grises et blanches, situé latéralement par rapport au trigone cérébral. Le noyau lenticulaire, ou nucleus lentiformis, représente la partie extra-ventriculaire, puisqu'il est inclus dans la matière blanche de l'hémisphère cérébral. 1, record 3, French, - noyau%20lenticulaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2000-03-30
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- pallidum
1, record 4, English, pallidum
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- pale globe 2, record 4, English, pale%20globe
correct
- globus pallidus 2, record 4, English, globus%20pallidus
Latin
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The inner and lighter gray portion of the lentiform nucleus. 2, record 4, English, - pallidum
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pallidum
1, record 4, French, pallidum
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- paléostriatum 2, record 4, French, pal%C3%A9ostriatum
correct, masculine noun
- globus pallidus 1, record 4, French, globus%20pallidus
Latin
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Formation grise interne du noyau lenticulaire du cerveau. 1, record 4, French, - pallidum
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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