midbrain

Term ID

UBERON:0001891

Synonyms

• MB
• mesencephalon

Definition

The midbrain is the middle division of the three primary divisions of the developing chordate brain or the corresponding part of the adult brain (in vertebrates, includes a ventral part containing the cerebral peduncles and a dorsal tectum containing the corpora quadrigemina and that surrounds the aqueduct of Sylvius connecting the third and fourth ventricles)[GO].

References

• AAO:0010149
• BAMS:MES
• BM:MB
• BTO:0000138
• CALOHA:TS-0630
• DHBA:10648
• DMBA:16649
• EFO:0000919
• EHDAA2:0001162
• EHDAA:3694
• EMAPA:16974
• EV:0100242
• HBA:9001
• MA:0000207
• MAT:0000106
• MBA:313
• MESH:D008636
• MIAA:0000106
• NCIT:C12510
• OpenCyc:Mx4rvsBUqpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
• RETIRED_EHDAA2:0001104
• TAO:0000128
• UMLS:C0025462
• VHOG:0000069
• XAO:0000014
• ZFA:0000128
• birnlex:1667
• http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=462
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midbrain
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0025462
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/279099009

Ontology

Cell Ontology