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Preferred term

Mesencephalon  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The middle of the three primitive cerebral vesicles of the embryonic brain. Without further subdivision, midbrain develops into a short, constricted portion connecting the PONS and the DIENCEPHALON. Midbrain contains two major parts, the dorsal TECTUM MESENCEPHALI and the ventral TEGMENTUM MESENCEPHALI, housing components of auditory, visual, and other sensorimoter systems.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Midbrain

In other languages

  • French

  • Cerveau moyen
  • Isthme de l'encéphale
  • Isthme du cerveau

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-WX4TMT8S-X

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