Caudate Nucleus

Authors

Affiliations

Nathaniel Yomogida, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Chloë Kerstein, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

Input nucleus of the basal ganglia

Structural divisions

The caudate nucleus begins rostrally with the head then arches rostrocaudally into the body and then the tail.

• Head & Body: Lateral wall & floor of Lateral ventricle
• Tail: Roof of the inferior horn of lateral ventricle