Caudate Nucleus

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Introduction 3 More General Terms 4 Additional Terms 5 References

More Specific Terms

• head of caudate nucleus (anterior extremity)
• tail of caudate nucleus

Introduction

• The head of the caudate is continuous with anterior putamen. It swings above the putamen & curls posterior over the putamen & thalamus, caudally posterior to the thalamus, then curls anteriorly below the thalamus & putamen to merge with the amygdala. (see Grants Atlas image GA406004) Grants Atlas images GA407001 ( axial section) & GA407003 ( coronal section) show relationship of the caudate & lentiform nuclei to the cerebral ventricles, centrum semiovale, internal capsule, thalamus & other structures.

More General Terms

• CNS nucleus

Additional Terms

• caudate infarction/lesion

References

1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998
2. The Human Nervous System, an atomical viewpoint, Barr ML, 2nd ed, Harper & Row, Hargerstown, MD, 1974, pg 197-98

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