Term Name: brain
Synonyms: brain structure
Definition: Cavitated compound organ which is comprised of gray and white matter and surrounds the cerebral ventricular system.
Appears at: Segmentation:10-13 somites (14.0h-16.0h)
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000008]

Relationships
develops from: neural tube
is part of: central nervous system
has parts: brain nucleus brain vasculature cephalic flexure choroid plexus choroidal fissure forebrain forebrain midbrain boundary granule cell hindbrain midbrain midbrain hindbrain boundary supraoptic tract
is a type of: cavitated compound organ

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