Preferred Name |
midbrain |
Synonyms |
MB mesencephalon |
Definitions |
The midbrain is the middle division of the three primary divisions of the developing chordate brain or the corresponding part of the adult brain (in vertebrates, includes a ventral part containing the cerebral peduncles and a dorsal tectum containing the corpora quadrigemina and that surrounds the aqueduct of Sylvius connecting the third and fourth ventricles)[GO]. |
ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001891 |
definition |
The midbrain is the middle division of the three primary divisions of the developing chordate brain or the corresponding part of the adult brain (in vertebrates, includes a ventral part containing the cerebral peduncles and a dorsal tectum containing the corpora quadrigemina and that surrounds the aqueduct of Sylvius connecting the third and fourth ventricles)[GO]. |
develops_from | |
has_broad_synonym |
MB |
has_related_synonym |
mesencephalon |
label |
midbrain |
prefixIRI |
UBERON:0001891 |
prefLabel |
midbrain |
RO_0002495 | |
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