Question: the putamen and globus pallidus are considered to be subdivisions of the
Answer: Primary division of the neural tube Secondary subdivision Final segments in a human adult Prosencephalon Telencephalon Diencephalon On each side of the brain : the cerebral cortices , caudate , putamen Globus pallidus , ventral pallidum , thalamus , hypothalamus , subthalamus , epithalamus , subthalamic nucleus Mesencephalon Mesencephalon Mesencephalon ( midbrain ) : substantia nigra pars compacta ( SNc ) , substantia nigra pars reticulata ( SNr ) Rhombencephalon Metencephalon Myelencephalon Pons and cerebellum Medulla