4. ANATOMY : MAJOR STRUCTURES
WHAT IS BASAL GANGLIA?
MAJOR STRUCTURES:
OTHER STRUCTURESWHICH MAY BE INCLUDED AS PART
OF BASALGANGLIA :
• VENTRAL STRIATUM
• VENTRAL PALLIDUM
5. The nuclei of the basal ganglia are shown
from the lateral perspective.The caudate
nucleus includes the head, body and tail.
The lenticular (lentiform) nucleus consists of
an apposition of two nuclei – the putamen
laterally (seen here) and the globus pallidus
medially (not seen on this view).
6. • The basal ganglia of the
opposite side of the brain are
shown, so they are being
visualized from the medial
perspective.This view therefore
shows the globus pallidus,
which is located medially, and
its two subdivisions (internal
and external segments).
• The putamen is located more
laterally.These nuclei
collectively form the lentiform
nucleus.
10. • GLOBUS PALLIDUS:
• DIENCEPHALIC IN ORIGIN
Latin
• INNER COMPONENT OF LENTIFORM NUCLEUS
• CONE-LIKE STRUCTUREWITHTIP DIRECTED MEDIALLY
• BOUNDED MEDIALLY BY POSTERIOR LIMB OF INTERNAL CAPSULE
• LATERALLY BY PUTAMEN
• DIVIDED INTO EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL SEGMENTS BY MEDIAL MAMILLARY LAMINA
• SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS: ( of Luys)
11. SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
PARS COMPACTA :
PARS RETICULATA :
• VENTRAL PART
• SPARSE NUMBER OF CELLS
• USESTHE NEUROTRANSMITTER GABA
• m-RNA FOR DOPAMINETRANSPORTER &
D2 RECEPTOR
• CALBINDIN –VE
• SENDS PROJECTIONSTO SENSORIMOTOR
REGIONS OFTHE STRIATUM
• MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH
• PARKINSON’S DISEASE
MESENCEPHALIC IN ORIGIN
PRESENT IN MIDBRAIN CONSISTSOFTWO COMPONENTS:
18. TH -THALAMUS
PT – PUTAMEN
CD - CAUDATE NUCLEUS
CM – CENTRAL MEDIAN
NUCLEUS
SNC - SUBSTANCIA NIAGRA
PARS COMPACTA
VS –VENTRAL STRIATUM
SNR – SUBSTANCIA NIAGRA
PARS RETICULATA
CORTICOSTRIATAL
PATHWAY
THALAMOSTRIATAL PATHWAY
NIGROSTRIATAL PATHWAY
19. INTERNAL PROCESSING DIRECT
AND INDIRECT PATHWAYS
MEDIUM SPINY NEURONESWHICH CONTAINSTHE
NEUROPEPTIDE SUBSTANCE P SENDS INHIBITORY
PROJECTIONSTO GPi - DIRECT PATHWAY
A SUBPOPULATIONOFTHESE MEDIUM SPINY NEURONES
CONTAINING ENKEPHALIN PROVIDES INHIBITORY
PROJECTIONSTO GPe,WHICH SENDS INHIBITORY
AFFERENTSTO GPi - INDIRECT PATHWAY
GPe PROJECTSTO Pars reticulate OF SUBSTANTIA
NIAGRA.
GPe ALSO GIVES INHIBITORY PROJECTIONSTO
SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS.
HOWEVER, NEURONES IN SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS ALSO
PROVIDES EXCITATORY PROJECTIONSTO Gpe & GPi
20. OUTPUT OFTHE BASAL GANGLIA THE Gpi ISTHE SOURCEOF MUCH OFTHE
INPUT OFTHE BASAL GANGLIA.
THIS SEGMENTOFTHE GLOBUS PALLIDUS
PROVIDESA PROJECTIONTOTHEVENTRO-
LATERAL (VL) ANDVENTRO-ANTERIOR (VA)
NUCLEI OFTHETHALAMUSANDTHE
CENTRAL MEDIAN NUCLEUS.
THE PARS RETICULATA OF SUBSTANTIA
NIAGRAALSO PROVIDES PROJECTIONSTO
VL &VA.
THESE PROJECTIONSOFVA &VL PROJECT
TO PRE-MOTOR & PRE-FRONTALCOTICES.
PROJECTIONSOFTHE PRE-MOTOR & PRE-
FRONTAL CORTICES PROJECTTO PRIMARY
MOTOR CORTEX, SO BASAL GANGLIA ARE
ABLETO INFLUENCE INDIRECTLYTHE
OUTPUT OF PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX