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putamen

round structure located at the base of the forebrain
Thing brain_region Q550934
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putamen

Summary

putamen is a brain region[1]. putamen has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • putamen's instance of is recorded as brain region[3].
  • putamen's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[4].
  • putamen is a type of nucleus of brain[5].
  • putamen is a type of particular anatomical entity[6].
  • putamen's Commons category is recorded as Putamen[7].
  • putamen's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[8].
  • putamen's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C12452[9].
  • putamen's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pu'}[10].
  • putamen's development of anatomical structure is recorded as putamen development[11].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include brain region[3] and class of anatomical entity[4]. Recorded subclass of include nucleus of brain[5] and particular anatomical entity[6].

Why It Matters

putamen has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] putamen is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . braininfo.rprc.washington.edu. braininfo.rprc.washington.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · FoeNyx · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → Q2414279
    Development of anatomical structure → putamen development
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P361]]: [[Q2414279]]"
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