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Definisjon av encephalon

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Noun
encephalon - that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
brain
neural structure a structure that is part of the nervous system
caput, head a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure; "the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula"
central nervous system, cns, systema nervosum centrale the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord
circle of willis a ring of arteries at the base of the brain
arteria communicans, communicating artery any of three arteries in the brain that make up the circle of Willis
brain cell a nerve cell in the brain
neencephalon, neoencephalon the part of the brain having the most recent phylogenetic origin; the cerebral cortex and related parts
forebrain, prosencephalon the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube
mesencephalon, midbrain the middle portion of the brain
hindbrain, rhombencephalon the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem
brain-stem, brain stem, brainstem the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus
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encephalon - The area of central nervous system that includes all higher nervous centers, enclosed within the skull and continuous with the spinal cord; the brain.

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