Associations to the word «Mesencephalon»

Wiktionary

MESENCEPHALON, noun. 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).

Dictionary definition

MESENCEPHALON, noun. The middle portion of the brain.

Wise words

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