brainstem
Stalk-like part of the brain that includes amongst its parts the medulla oblongata of the hindbrain and the tegmentum of the midbrain[ZFA,MP,generalized]. [ MP:0005277 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainstem http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0471888893&isbn=1/ ZFA:0001707 ]
Synonyms: truncus encephali, brain stem
Term info
- EFO:0001962
- Wikipedia:Brainstem
- EV:0100241
- BTO:0000146
- MA:0000169
- UMLS:C0006121 (ncithesaurus:Brain_Stem)
- TAO:0002156
- CALOHA:TS-0093
- FMA:79876
- SCTID:180925009
- EMAPA:32678
- MESH:D001933
- BIRNLEX:1565
- neuronames:236 (BIRNLEX:1565)
- MBA:343
- BAMS:BS
- ZFA:0001707
- NCIT:C12441
- VHOG:0001457
- UMLS:C0006121 (BIRNLEX:1565)
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002037, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002314, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001890
Multi-tissue structure that has as its parts the medulla oblongata of the hindbrain and the tegmentum of the midbrain[ZFA,adopted][ZFA:0001707]., the stalk-like part of the brain that comprises the midbrain (aka mesencephalon), the pons (aka pons Varolii), and the medulla oblongata, and connects the cerebral hemispheres with the cervical spinal cord[MP], Multi-tissue structure that has as its parts the medulla oblongata of the hindbrain and the tegmentum of the midbrain.[TAO]
'brainstem' is a loose term that sometimes refers to the ventral parts o the brain except for any part of the telencephalon - sometimes it includes the diencephalon or subpallial telencephalon structures (ISBN:0471888893). Here we use it in a more restriced sense, to include only the medulla oblongata, pons (when present) and the midbrain tegmentum (following the ZFA definitions).
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Gray719.png
lamina medullaris incompleta pallidi, lamella pallidi incompleta, accessory medullary lamina of pallidum, lamina medullaris accessoria, truncus encephalicus, lamina pallidi incompleta
uberon
UBERON:0002298
Brainstem
Term relations
- regional part of brain
- has part some midbrain tegmentum
- continuous with some spinal cord
- has part some medulla oblongata
- contributes to morphology of some brain