Term Name:	collection of basal ganglia
Synonyms:	basal ganglia, basal ganglia set, basal nuclei, basal nuclei (basal ganglia), cerebral nuclei, set of basal ganglia, set of basal nuclei, subcortical nuclei
Definition:	Subcortical masses of gray matter in the forebrain and midbrain that are richly interconnected and so viewed as a functional system. The nuclei usually included are the caudate nucleus (caudoputamen in rodents), putamen, globus pallidus, substantia nigra (pars compacta and pars reticulata) and the subthalamic nucleus. Some also include the nucleus accumbens and ventral pallidum.
Ontology:	Cell Ontology [UBERON:0010011]