Prosencephalon

MeSH ID: D016548

DEFINITION: The part of the brain developed from the most rostral of the three primary vesicles of the embryonic neural tube and consisting of the DIENCEPHALON and TELENCEPHALON.

Related Concepts:

• Prosencephalon [M0025248]
  Concept Semantic Types:
  • Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [T023]
  Concept Terms:
  • Prosencephalon [T049506]
  • Forebrains [T049505]

Qualifiers:

abnormalities [Q000002] ; anatomy & histology [Q000033] ; blood supply [Q000098] ; chemistry [Q000737] ; cytology [Q000166] ; drug effects [Q000187] ; embryology [Q000196] ; enzymology [Q000201] ; growth & development [Q000254] ; immunology [Q000276] ; injuries [Q000293] ; metabolism [Q000378] ; microbiology [Q000382] ; parasitology [Q000469] ; pathology [Q000473] ; physiology [Q000502] ; physiopathology [Q000503] ; radiation effects [Q000528] ; radiography [Q000530] ; radionuclide imaging [Q000531] ; secretion [Q000557] ; surgery [Q000601] ; transplantation [Q000637] ; ultrasonography [Q000736] ; ultrastructure [Q000648] ; virology [Q000821]

Tree Structure:

• Anatomy [A ]
  • Nervous System [A08 , D009420]
    • Central Nervous System [A08.186 , D002490]
      • Brain [A08.186.211 , D001921]
        • Prosencephalon [A08.186.211.730, D016548]
          • Diencephalon [A08.186.211.730.385, D004027]
          • Telencephalon [A08.186.211.730.885, D013687]

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