Term Name: midbrain
Synonyms: mesencephalon
Definition: The brain region between the forebrain anteriorly and the hindbrain posteriorly, including the tectum dorsally and the midbrain tegmentum ventrally.
Appears at: Segmentation:10-13 somites (14.0h-16.0h)
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000128]

Relationships
develops from: midbrain neural tube
is part of: brain
has parts: lateral wall midbrain region MeL MeLc MeLm MeLr MeM MeM1 midbrain nucleus optic tectum region of the nucleus of the medial longitudinal fascicle rhombencephalic octavolateral efferent neuron somatomotor neuron tectal ventricle tegmentum torus longitudinalis torus semicircularis ventro-caudal cluster
is a type of: multi-tissue structure

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