Midbrain is a synonym of mesencephalon.
As nouns the difference between mesencephalon and midbrain
is that mesencephalon is 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) while midbrain is 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).
mesencephalon
Noun
(
en noun)
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
* midbrain
Meronyms
* tectum
* tegmentum
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