NALT

Preferred term

mesencephalon

Topic

The middle of the three primitive cerebral vesicles of the embryonic brain. without further subdivision, midbrain develops into a short, constricted portion connecting the pons and the diencephalon. midbrain contains two major parts, the dorsal tectum mesencephali and the ventral tegmentum mesencephali, housing components of auditory, visual, and other sensorimoter systems.

brain stem

optic tectum

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

9813987715600041

Value previous used for Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

94240

Spanish

mesencéfalo

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/334166

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Created 9/25/19, last modified 12/16/19