Term: diencephalon postero-ventral region
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Name: diencephalon
Synonyms:
Definition: The more posterior and ventral of two forebrain neuromeres, the other being the telencephalon; major derivatives are the eye cups, the brain pretectal region, the thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus (including the habenula and epiphysis).
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000101]
Name: postero-ventral region
Synonyms: posteroventral region
Definition: Anatomical region that overlaps the posterior and ventral regions of a body or body part.
Ontology: Spatial Ontology [BSPO:0000035]