Midbrain Moderate

Midbrain has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

the middle portion of the brain

midbrain mesencephalon

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).

See Also

pons midbrains thalamencephalon bulbospinal ventral tegmentum tegmentum corticorubral nates

Related Terms

pons midbrains thalamencephalon bulbospinal ventral tegmentum tegmentum corticorubral nates periaqueductal gray pretectum posteriorization thalamus rubral tectum rostral epencephalon caudal retrorubral

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

neural structure

Rhyming Words

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