| Term: | diencephalon dorsal region |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | diencephalon |
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| 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: | dorsal region |
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| Synonyms: | |
| Definition: | Anatomical region dorsally located on the body or body part. |
| Ontology: | Spatial Ontology [BSPO:0000079] |