Preferred Label : external capsule of telencephalon;
Uberon definition : Any of the series of white matter fiber tracts in the brain that run between the most
lateral segment of the lentiform nucleus and the claustrum; the white matter of the
external capsule contains fibers known as corticocortical association fibers which
are responsible for connecting the cerebral cortex to another cortical area; the capsule
appears as a thin white sheet of white matter and provides a route for cholinergic
fibers from the basal forebrain to the cerebral cortex; it eventually joins the internal
capsule around the lentiform nucleus.;
Uberon related term : corpus callosum external capsule;
Uberon broad term : brain external capsule; external capsule;
Any of the series of white matter fiber tracts in the brain that run between the most
lateral segment of the lentiform nucleus and the claustrum; the white matter of the
external capsule contains fibers known as corticocortical association fibers which
are responsible for connecting the cerebral cortex to another cortical area; the capsule
appears as a thin white sheet of white matter and provides a route for cholinergic
fibers from the basal forebrain to the cerebral cortex; it eventually joins the internal
capsule around the lentiform nucleus.