Brain

The part of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that is contained within the skull (CRANIUM). Arising from the NEURAL TUBE, the embryonic brain is comprised of three major parts including PROSENCEPHALON (the forebrain); MESENCEPHALON (the midbrain); and RHOMBENCEPHALON (the hindbrain). The developed brain consists of CEREBRUM; CEREBELLUM; and other structures in the BRAIN STEM.

Year introduced: /enzymology was BRAIN ENZYMOLOGY 1964-1965

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Tree Number(s): A08.186.211

MeSH Unique ID: D001921

Entry Terms:

• Encephalon

See Also:

• Cerebral Decortication
• Psychosurgery

All MeSH Categories
Anatomy Category
Nervous System
Central Nervous System
Brain
Blood-Brain Barrier
Brain Stem
Mesencephalon +
Reticular Formation +
Rhombencephalon +
Trigeminal Nuclei +
Cerebral Ventricles
Cerebral Aqueduct
Choroid Plexus
Ependyma
Fourth Ventricle
Lateral Ventricles
Septum Pellucidum
Third Ventricle
Glymphatic System
Gray Matter
Limbic System
Amygdala +
Epithalamus +
Hippocampus +
Hypothalamus +
Limbic Lobe +
Olfactory Pathways
Perforant Pathway
Septum of Brain +
Substantia Innominata
Prosencephalon
Diencephalon +
Telencephalon +
White Matter