External capsule
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| Brain: External capsule | ||
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| Horizontal section of right cerebral hemisphere. ("Capsula externa" label visible at right.) | ||
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| Deep dissection of cortex and brain-stem. (External capsule visible at center.) | ||
| Latin | capsula externa | |
| Gray's | subject #189 837 | |
| NeuroNames | hier-235 | |
The external capsule is a series of white matter fiber tracts in the brain. These fibers run between the most lateral (toward the side of the head) segment of the lentiform nucleus and the claustrum.
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 Superficial dissection of brain-stem. Lateral view. |
 Superficial dissection of brain-stem. Ventral view. |
 Dissection of brain-stem. Dorsal view. |
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