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Brainstem vs Midbrain - What's the difference?

brainstem | midbrain |

As nouns the difference between brainstem and midbrain

is that brainstem is while midbrain is (neuroanatomy) a part of the brain located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia, composed of the tectum (dorsal portion) and the tegmentum (ventral portion).

brainstem

English

Noun

(wikipedia brainstem) (en noun)

    • Anagrams

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    midbrain

    English

    (wikipedia midbrain)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (neuroanatomy) A part of the brain located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia, composed of the tectum (dorsal portion) and the tegmentum (ventral portion).

    • Synonyms

    * mesencephalon

    Meronyms

    * tectum * tegmentum

    Holonyms

    * brain stem