part_of part of part of basal ganglion SCTID:244434001 UBERON:0002420 basal nucleus FMA:62514 CALOHA:TS-1149 DHBA:10332 EFO:0000904 An individual member of a collection of basal ganglia. Basal ganglia are subcortical masses of gray matter in the forebrain and midbrain that are richly interconnected and so viewed as a functional system. The nuclei usually included are the caudate nucleus (caudoputamen in rodents), putamen, globus pallidus, substantia nigra (pars compacta and pars reticulata) and the subthalamic nucleus. Some also include the nucleus accumbens and ventral pallidum[NIF,modified]. BTO:0000235 basal ganglion of telencephalon brain gray matter nuclear complex of neuraxis collection of basal ganglia