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Nervous System > Central Nervous System > Brain > Brain Stem

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Brain Stem  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Brainstem
  • Brainstems
  • Cerebri, Truncus
  • Cerebrus, Truncus
  • Truncus Cerebri
  • Truncus Cerebrus

Scope note

  • The part of the brain that connects the CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES with the SPINAL CORD. It consists of the MESENCEPHALON; PONS; and MEDULLA OBLONGATA.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D001933

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