Preferred Label : external capsule;
Definition : External capsule is an organ subdivision of the telencephalon which is made up primarily
of myelinated axonal neural tissue (white matter). The external capsule is a sheet-like
fiber bundle located lateral to the to the putamen and globus pallidus which projects
dorsally to the white matter underlying the cerebral cortex.;
Origin ID : RID6908;
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External capsule is an organ subdivision of the telencephalon which is made up primarily
of myelinated axonal neural tissue (white matter). The external capsule is a sheet-like
fiber bundle located lateral to the to the putamen and globus pallidus which projects
dorsally to the white matter underlying the cerebral cortex.
