Mesencephalon
Description
  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.
Synonyms
  Midbrain
Mesencephalons
Midbrains
Parents
  Brain
Brain Stem
Children
  Locus Coeruleus
Raphe Nuclei
Tectum Mesencephali
Tegmentum Mesencephali
Experts
  Jianhua Li
Ralph Norgren
Thomas C. Pritchard
Tree Numbers
  A08.186.211.132.659
A08.186.211.653
MeSH ID
  D008636

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