Slide 2: Anterior Limb of the Internal Capsule

Identify:

• Genu of Corpus Callosum (CCg)
• Lateral Ventricle (LV)
• Head of Caudate (Ch)
• Internal Capsule (IC)
• Putamen (P)
• Nucleus Accumbens (NA)
• Claustrum (Cl)
• Globus Pallidus (GP)
• External Capsule (ExlC)
• Extreme Capsule (ExmC)
• Septum Pellucidum (SP)
• Septal Nuclei (SN)
• Subcallosal Gyrus

Note:

• The Caudate and Putamen are connected by "cellular bridges that extend across the fibers of the internal capsule (IC). Recall the Caudate and Putamen are both parts of the striatum.