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Hindbrain vs Midbrain - What's the difference?

hindbrain | midbrain |

As nouns the difference between hindbrain and midbrain

is that hindbrain is (anatomy) the posterior part of the brain, comprising the cerebellum, pons and medulla, the rhombencephalon 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).

hindbrain

English

(wikipedia hindbrain)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy) The posterior part of the brain, comprising the cerebellum, pons and medulla, the rhombencephalon

    • Synonyms

    * rhombencephalon

    Meronyms

    * cerebellum * pons * medulla

    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