The upper of the two grey nuclei of the corpus striatum in the cerebrum of the brain.
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The more severe a patient's ADHD symptoms - as rated by parents and clinicians - the smaller were their frontal lobes, temporal gray matter, caudate nucleus and cerebellum.
The dark appearance of the caudate nucleus and putamen is attributable to their content of blood vessels and neuronal cell bodies.
Immediately above the anterior perforated substance, the pear-shaped head of the caudate nucleus is confluent with the putamen of the lentiform nucleus.
In this preparation the corpus callosum, caudate nucleus, and most brainstem structures have been removed.
The internal capsule and corona radiata have been exposed by removal of the corpus callosum, caudate nucleus, and diencephalon.
Definition of caudate nucleus in US English:
caudate nucleus
noun
Anatomy
The upper of the two gray nuclei of the corpus striatum in the cerebrum of the brain.
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Example sentencesExamples
In this preparation the corpus callosum, caudate nucleus, and most brainstem structures have been removed.
The more severe a patient's ADHD symptoms - as rated by parents and clinicians - the smaller were their frontal lobes, temporal gray matter, caudate nucleus and cerebellum.
The internal capsule and corona radiata have been exposed by removal of the corpus callosum, caudate nucleus, and diencephalon.
The dark appearance of the caudate nucleus and putamen is attributable to their content of blood vessels and neuronal cell bodies.
Immediately above the anterior perforated substance, the pear-shaped head of the caudate nucleus is confluent with the putamen of the lentiform nucleus.