| ZFIN ID: ZDB-ANAT-010921-555 | OBO ID: ZFA:0000128 |
| Name: | midbrain | Search: | |
| Synonyms: | mesencephalon | ||
| Definition: | The brain region between the forebrain anteriorly and the hindbrain posteriorly, including the tectum dorsally and the midbrain tegmentum ventrally. (1) |
| Appears at | Evident until |
| Segmentation:10-13 somites (14.0h-16.0h) | Adult |
| Relationships (about) | |
| develops from: | midbrain neural tube |
| is part of: | brain |
| has parts: | lateral wall midbrain MeL MeLc MeLm MeLr MeM MeM1 midbrain nucleus optic tectum tectal ventricle tegmentum torus longitudinalis torus semicircularis ventro-caudal cluster |
| is a type of: | multi-tissue structure |
