Brain

• brain

  That part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed...

• forebrain

  The anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior...

• midbrain

  The middle portion of the brain.

• hindbrain

  The posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem.

• brainstem

  The part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata...

• neencephalon

  The part of the brain having the most recent phylogenetic origin; the cerebral cortex...

Cerebellum

• cerebellum

  A major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath...

• cerebellar hemisphere

  Either of two lateral lobes of the cerebellum.

• vermis

  The narrow central part of the cerebellum between the two hemispheres.

• paleocerebellum

  The anterior lobe of the cerebellum which was one of the earliest parts of the hindbrain...

Diencephalon

• diencephalon

  The posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the...

• thalamus

  Large egg-shaped structures of grey matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the die...

• mamillary body

  One of two small round structures on the undersurface of the brain that form the...

• hypothalamus

  A basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system.

Cerebrum

• pallium

  The layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum.

• cerebrum

  Anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain...

• hemisphere

  Either half of the cerebrum.

Limbic System

• limbic system

  A system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved...

• hippocampus

  A complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of grey matter and located...

• cingulate gyrus

  A long curved structure on the medial surface of the cerebral hemispheres; the cortical...

Thalamus

• geniculate body

  One of four small oval masses that protrude slightly from the underside of the thalamus...

• subthalamus

  The ventral part of the thalamus.

Brainstem

• bulb

  Lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for...

• pons

  A band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain.

Rhinencephalon

• pyriform area

  Pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalon.

• olfactory bulb

  One of two enlargements at the terminus of the olfactory nerve at the base of the...

Nervous System

• autonomic nervous system

  The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary...

• ganglion

  An encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons.

Also contains

• center

  A cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech...

• spinal cord

  A major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses...

• telencephalon

  The anterior division of the forebrain; the cerebrum and related parts of the hyp...

• nucleus

  Any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord.

• myelencephalon

  The posterior part of the hindbrain in developing vertebrates; forms the medulla...

• substantia nigra

  A layer of deeply pigmented grey matter in the midbrain; associated with the striate...

• paleencephalon

  The more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than...

• reflex arc

  The neural path of a reflex.

• radiation

  A radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain.