Midbrain Synonyms

mĭdbrān
The middle portion of the brain
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. mesencephalon

Words Related to Midbrain

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Midbrain Sentence Examples

  • 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.