Canadian Medical Guide > Anatomy > Nervous System > Central Nervous System > Brain > Prosencephalon Terms and Definitions
Prosencephalon
Medical Definition: | The part of the brain developed from the most rostral of the three primary vesicles of the embryonic neural tube and consisting of the DIENCEPHALON and TELENCEPHALON. |
Guide Notes: | comprises the DIENCEPHALON & TELENCEPHALON |
Previously Indexed: | Brain (1966-1991),Diencephalon (1966-1991),Telencephalon (1966-1991) |
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Diencephalon - The paired caudal parts of the prosencephalon from which the THALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; EPITHALAMUS; and SUBTHALAMUS are derived. |
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Telencephalon - Paired anteriolateral evaginations of the prosencephalon plus the lamina terminalis. The cerebral hemispheres are derived from it. Many authors consider cerebrum a synonymous term to telencephalon, though a minority include diencephalon as part of the cerebrum (Anthoney, 1994). |
Prosencephalon Medical Definitions and Terms
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