Anatomy

Prosencephalon

The anterior of the three primitive cerebral vesicles of the embryonic brain arising from the NEURAL TUBE. It subdivides to form DIENCEPHALON and TELENCEPHALON. (Stedmans Medical Dictionary, 27th ed)

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The anterior of the three primitive cerebral vesicles of the embryonic brain arising from the NEURAL TUBE. It subdivides to form DIENCEPHALON and TELENCEPHALON. (Stedmans Medical Dictionary, 27th ed)

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  • Forebrain
  • Forebrains

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23 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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  • Brain (1966-1991)
  • Diencephalon (1966-1991)
  • Telencephalon (1966-1991)

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  1. A08w.186w.211w.200w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Prosencephalon. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016548. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016548
  2. Prosencephalon. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forebrain
  3. Prosencephalon. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q507027