Midbrain synonyms

mĭd'brān'

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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).
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forebrain (related)
(Anatomy) The anterior part of the brain, including the cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus.
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hindbrain (related)
The portion of the embryonic brain from which the metencephalon and myelencephalon develop.
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brainstem (related)
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cerebral-cortex (related)
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thalamus (related)
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cerebellum (related)
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thalamic (related)
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globus-pallidus (related)
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putamen (related)
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striatum (related)
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afferents (related)
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subcortical (related)
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cortical (related)
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cortex (related)
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  • Their transverse dorsal connexion is the posterior commissure; otherwise the whole roof portion of the midbrain is reduced to a thin membrane, continuous with that which covers the Sylvian aqueduct, and this ventricle sends a lateral cavity into each optic lobe, as is the case in reptiles.

  • The midbrain is represented chiefly by the optic lobes, the cortex of which alone is homologous with the corpora quadragemina of the mammals.

  • These electrical signals pass along upper motor neurons through the midbrain to the spinal cord.

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