Complete Definition of "mesencephalon"

English
wikipedia|Mesencephalon

Etymology

Latin from Greek mesos inner and encephalos'' cephalon, brain literally midbrain

Noun
en-noun

  1. Composed of the tectum (dorsal portion) and the tegmentum (ventral portion), this part of the brain is located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia.

Synonyms
midbrain

Revision and Credits for"mesencephalon"
Dictionary content provided from Wiktionary.org under the
GNU Free Documentation License
 
 

 Find:
  Words Starting With:
  Words Ending With:
  Words Containing:
  Words That Match:

 
 Translate Into:
  
Dutch   French   German
  
Italian   Spanish
    Show results per page.

Browse the Dictionary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

   
Allwords Copyright 1998-2024 All rights reserved.