Prosencephalon

Introduction: Prosencephalon

Description of Prosencephalon

Prosencephalon: the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Prosencephalon: part of the brain developed from the most rostral of the three primary vesicles of the embryonic neural tube (brain) from which the diencephalon and telencephalon are derived; also called the forebrain.
Source: CRISP

Prosencephalon: 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.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Prosencephalon: 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.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Prosencephalon:

Terms Similar to Prosencephalon:

• forebrain

Source - CRISP

• forebrain

Source - WordNet 2.1

• forebrain

Source - MeSH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• Forebrain

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Prosencephalon:

• Diencephalon
• Telencephalon

Source - MeSH 2007

• diencephalon
• telencephalon

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Prosencephalon

• Brain

Source - MeSH 2007

• brain

Source - CRISP

• neural structure

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Prosencephalon

The following list attempts to classify Prosencephalon into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• neural structure
• anatomical structure,bodily structure,body structure,complex body part,structure
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Nervous System
  • Central Nervous System
    • Brain
      • Prosencephalon

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• brain
• central nervous system
• nervous system
• Anatomy

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