| Ansa lenticularis | |
|---|---|
 The image shows dopaminergic pathways of the human brain in normal condition (left) and Parkinsons Disease (right). Red Arrows indicate suppression of the target, blue arrows indicate stimulation of target structure. (Ansa lenticularis visible but not labeled, as red line from GPi to THA.) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Ansa lentiformis |
| NeuroNames | 444 |
| NeuroLex ID | nlx_87326 |
| TA98 | A14.1.08.663 A14.1.09.520 A14.1.08.665 |
| TA2 | 5751 |
| FMA | 62070 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
Theansa lenticularis (ansa lentiformis in older texts) is a part of the brain, making up the superior layer of thesubstantia innominata. Its fibers, derived from the medullary lamina of thelentiform nucleus, pass medially to end in thethalamus and subthalamic region, while others are said to end in thetegmentum andred nucleus.It is classified byNeuroNames as part of thesubthalamus.
This article incorporates text in thepublic domain frompage 837 of the 20th edition ofGray's Anatomy(1918)
