part of part of has part has part contributes to morphology of composed primarily of caudate nucleus putamen gray matter striatum dorsal striatum caudate-putamen NLXANAT:100312 caudateputamen striatum BAMS:CP caudoputamen MA:0000893 caudate putamen neostriatum BM:Tel-C-Pu EFO:0001912 Regional part of telencephalon in some species, e.g., rodent, equivalent to the dorsal striatum (caudate nucleus and putamen). Unlike the dorsal striatum of primates, for example, the caudoputamen is not split into separate nuclei by the fibers of the internal capsule. Rather, the internal capsule splits into fiber bundles which course through the structure. caudate putamen (striatum) BAMS:CPu EMAPA:19095 caudateputamen UBERON:0005383 BTO:0000212 MBA:672 dorsal striatum caudate putamen caudate-putamen central nervous system cell part cluster