Meaning | The anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube. |
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Synonym | prosencephalon |
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Part of | brain, encephalon | That part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers |
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Parts | corpus callosum | A broad transverse nerve tract connecting the two cerebral hemispheres |
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diencephalon, interbrain, betweenbrain, thalmencephalon | The posterior division of the forebrain |
peduncle, cerebral peduncle | A bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain |
telencephalon | The anterior division of the forebrain |
Broader | neural structure | A structure that is part of the nervous system |
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Spanish | proencéfalo, prosencéfalo |
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Catalan | proencèfal, prosencèfal |
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