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brainstem

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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

database cross reference
  • 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)
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

RO 0002171

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002037, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002314, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001890

UBPROP 0000001

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]

comment

'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).

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Gray719.png

has related synonym

lamina medullaris incompleta pallidi, lamella pallidi incompleta, accessory medullary lamina of pallidum, lamina medullaris accessoria, truncus encephalicus, lamina pallidi incompleta

id

UBERON:0002298

prefLabel

Brainstem