basal ganglion

Noun basal ganglion has 1 sense

• basal ganglion(n = noun.body) Array - any of several masses of subcortical grey matter at the base of each cerebral hemisphere that seem to be involved in the regulation of voluntary movement; Array
is a kind of ganglion
is a part of corticospinal tract, pyramidal motor system, pyramidal tract, betweenbrain, diencephalon, interbrain, thalmencephalon
has particulars: amygdala, amygdaloid nucleus, corpus amygdaloideum, caudate, caudate nucleus, claustrum, lenticular nucleus, lentiform nucleus, globus pallidus, paleostriatum, pallidum, putamen, corpus striatum, striate body, striatum