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Forebrain vs Midbrain - What's the difference?

forebrain | midbrain |

As nouns the difference between forebrain and midbrain

is that forebrain is (anatomy) the anterior part of the brain, including the cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus 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).

forebrain

English

(wikipedia forebrain)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy) The anterior part of the brain, including the cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus.

    • Synonyms

    * prosencephalon

    Meronyms

    * cerebrum * thalamus * hypothalamus * diencephalon * telencephalon

    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