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mesencephalon::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | midbrain |
| Type of | neural structure |
Examples of mesencephalon
mesencephalon
In the human brain, the telencephalon covers most of the diencephalon and the mesencephalon.
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The midbrain or mesencephalon contains the two optic lobes.
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The experiment showed that the rewards are indeed evaluated in partially shared cerebral regions, namely the ventral striatum, insula, mesencephalon and anterior cingulate cortex.
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However, the brainstem and mesencephalon are the last structure to be affected in severe injury, and rotational rather than translational forces produce concussion.
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- Midbrain: the middle portion of the brain
- In biological anatomy, the mesencephalon (or midbrain) comprises the tectum (or corpora quadrigemina), tegmentum, the ventricular mesocoelia (or "iter"), and the cerebral peduncles, as well as several nuclei and fasciculi. ...
- 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)
- Greek mesos = middle, and enkephalos = brain; adjective - mesencephalic.
- The mesencephalon is the part of the brain lying between the forebrain and hindbrain. The trochlear and oculomotor nerves arise in the mesencephalon, and it contains structures important in the visual and auditory pathways, as well as other structures. ...
