Predominantly gray matter midbrain structure lying dorsal to the crus cerebri and ventral to the midbrain tegmentum. It is divided into a dorsal, cellularly compact region known as the pars compacta and a more ventrally located, containing more loosely packed cells, the pars reticulata. The most lateral region of the reticulata is identified as the pars lateralis (MM). [ BIRNLEX:789 ]
Synonyms: Soemmering's substance nucleus of basis pedunculi
Term information
- MAT:0000504
- FMA:67947
- CALOHA:TS-0990
- MESH:D013378
- SCTID:279286002
- Wikipedia:Substantia_nigra
- VHOG:0001573
- EFO:0000922
- EV:0100247
- BAMS:SN
- DHBA:12251
- BIRNLEX:789
- EHDAA2:0004711
- GAID:581
- EMAPA:35835
- MA:0000210
- HBA:9072
- NCIT:C12453
- BTO:0000143
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas
substantia nigra (Soemmerringi)
nucleus pigmentosus subthalamo-peduncularis
substancia nigra
Term relations
- lateral structure
- midbrain nucleus
- BSPO_0000126 some midbrain
- contributes to morphology of some collection of basal ganglia
- part of some basal ganglion
- contributes to morphology of some midbrain