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The striatum also known as the neostriatum or striate nucleus is a subcortical (i.e. inside rather than on the outside) part of the forebrain. It receives input from the cerebral […]

Putamen is also a botanical term for the stone in a fruit such as a peach.The putamen is a round structure located at the base of the forebrain (telencephalon). The […]

Grey matter (or gray matter) (lat. Substantia grisea) is a major component of the central nervous system consisting of neuronal cell bodies neuropil (dendrites and myelinated as well as unmyelinated […]

The vagus nerve (/ˈveɪɡəs/ VAY-gəs) also called the pneumogastric nerve is known as the tenth cranial nerve. or simply CNX. The cranial nerves exist as pairs and there are twelve […]

Cranial nerves (sometimes termed cerebral nerves) are nerves that emerge directly from the brain and the brainstem in contrast to spinal nerves (which emerge from various segments of the spinal […]

Arteries (from Greek ἀρτηρία (artēria) meaning windpipe artery) are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart. While most arteries carry oxygenated blood there are two exceptions to this […]

An embryo is a multicellular diploid eukaryote in its earliest stage of development from the time of first cell division until birth hatching or germination. In humans it is called […]

A zygote (from Greek ζυγωτός zygōtos joined or yoked from ζυγοῦν zygoun to join or to yoke) is the initial cell formed when two gamete cells are joined by means […]

White matter is a component of the central nervous system in the brain and superficial spinal cord and consists mostly of glial cells and myelinated axons that transmit signals from […]

The vocal folds also known commonly as vocal cords or voice reeds are composed of twin infoldings of mucous membrane stretched horizontally from back to front across the larynx. They […]