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Midbrain
A part of the brain located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia, composed of the tectum (dorsal portion) and the tegmentum (ventral portion).
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A part of the brain located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia, composed of the tectum (dorsal portion) and the tegmentum (ventral portion).
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| mesencephalonnoun | A part of the brain located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia, composed of the tectum (dorsal portion) and the tegmentum (ventral portion). |
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| Word | Definition |
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| mesencephalonnoun | A part of the brain located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia, composed of the tectum (dorsal portion) and the tegmentum (ventral portion). |
| tegmentumnoun | (neuroanatomy) The ventral portion of the midbrain, divided from the tectum by the cerebral aqueduct and the periaqueductal grey. |
| afterbrainnoun | (anatomy) A posterior subdivision of the hindbrain; the myelencephalon. |
| mesopontinenoun | (anatomy) An area of tissue at the junction of the mesencephalon and the pons. |
| thalamencephalonnoun | (archaic, anatomy) The segment of the brain next in front of the midbrain, including the thalami, pineal gland, and pituitary body. |
| betweenbrainnoun | Alternative form of 'tweenbrain. [(neuroanatomy) Synonym of diencephalon.] |
| ventral tegmentumnoun | (neuroanatomy) The part of the mesencephalon that projects to the nucleus accumbens via the mesolimbic pathway and to the cortex via the mesocortical pathway |
| 'tweenbrainnoun | (neuroanatomy) Synonym of diencephalon. |
| pretectumnoun | (neuroanatomy) A region of neurons between the thalamus and the midbrain. |
| subthalamusnoun | (anatomy) Part of the diencephalon beneath the thalamus. |
| thalamusnoun | (neuroanatomy) Either of two large, ovoid structures of grey matter within the forebrain that relay sensory impulses to the cerebral cortex. |
| interbrainnoun | (anatomy) The diencephalon. |
| 'twixt-brainnoun | (anatomy, dated) The thalamencephalon. |
| midheadnoun | The middle part of the head. |
| median eminencenoun | (anatomy) Part of the inferior boundary for the hypothalamus in the human brain. |
| midbodynoun | (anatomy) The middle of the body; the trunk |
| mesoamygdalanoun | (anatomy) The middle of the amygdala |
| germinal matrixnoun | (anatomy) A highly cellular and highly vascularized region in the brain from which cells migrate out during brain development. |
| ventral tegmental areanoun | (neuroanatomy) The ventral tegmentum. |
| middle bodynoun | (anatomy) The midsection of the body. |
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