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)

Year introduced: 1992

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Tree Number(s): A08.186.211.200

MeSH Unique ID: D016548

Entry Terms:

• Forebrain
• Forebrains

Previous Indexing:

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

All MeSH Categories
Anatomy Category
Nervous System
Central Nervous System
Brain
Prosencephalon
Diencephalon
Epithalamus +
Hypothalamus +
Optic Chiasm
Optic Tract
Subthalamus +
Thalamus +
Telencephalon
Cerebrum +
Diagonal Band of Broca
External Capsule
Internal Capsule
Olfactory Bulb
Septum of Brain +
Telencephalic Commissures +