midbrain

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].

Source: UBERON · Licence: CC-BY-3.0

Definition from the Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall CJ et al., Genome Biology 2012, 13:R5), https://obophenotype.github.io/uberon/, licensed under CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Sub-structures

• gray matter of midbrain
• left midbrain
• left side of midbrain
• part of midbrain
• right midbrain
• right side of midbrain
• ventricle of midbrain
• white matter of midbrain
• cerebral aqueduct
• midbrain tectum

Neighbouring structures

• amygdalohippocampal area
• amygdaloid complex
• anterior amygdaloid area
• anterior cingulate gyrus
• anterior cortical nucleus
• anterior horn of lateral ventricle
• anterior nuclear complex of thalamus
• anterior olfactory nucleus
• anterior parahippocampal gyrus
• anterior segment of paracentral lobule
• atrium of lateral ventricle
• basal forebrain

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Identifiers

TA2

5874

TA98

A14.1.03.005

FMA

61993

UBERON

0001891

Wikidata

Q185080