Preferred Name |
midbrain |
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Synonyms |
MB mesencephalon |
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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]. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001891 |
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contributes to morphology of | ||
database_cross_reference |
TAO:0000128 ZFA:0000128 NCIT:C12510 EHDAA2:0001162 AAO:0010149 MIAA:0000106 MAT:0000106 Wikipedia:Midbrain EFO:0000919 SCTID:279099009 BIRNLEX:1667 VHOG:0000069 CALOHA:TS-0630 RETIRED_EHDAA2:0001104 UMLS:C0025462 BTO:0000138 XAO:0000014 EMAPA:16974 neuronames:462 MESH:D008636 BAMS:MES BM:MB DHBA:10648 DMBA:16649 EHDAA:3694 EV:0100242 FMA:61993 HBA:9001 MA:0000207 MBA:313 |
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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]. |
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depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Human_brain_inferior_view_description.JPG |
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editor note |
developmental relationships need revised |
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has developmental contribution from | ||
has_broad_synonym |
MB |
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has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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has_related_synonym |
mesencephalon |
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id |
UBERON:0001891 |
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immediate transformation of | ||
in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#efo_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#vertebrate_core |
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label |
midbrain |
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notation |
UBERON:0001891 |
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prefLabel |
midbrain |
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present in taxon | ||
subClassOf |