释义 |
DictionarySeecaudate nucleuscaudatum
caudatum [kaw-da´tum] the caudate nucleus.cau·date nu·cle·us [TA] an elongated curved mass of gray matter, consisting of an anterior thick portion, the caput [TA] or head [TA], which protrudes into the anterior horn of the lateral ventricle, a portion extending along the floor of the body of the lateral ventricle, known as the corpus [TA] or body [TA], and an elongated curved thin portion, the cauda [TA] or tail [TA], which curves downward, backward, and forward in the temporal lobe in the posterolateral wall of the temporal horn of the lateral ventricle. Synonym(s): nucleus caudatus [TA], caudatum |