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BETWEENBRAIN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-09-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- diencephalon
1, record 1, English, diencephalon
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- betweenbrain 1, record 1, English, betweenbrain
- interbrain 1, record 1, English, interbrain
- thalamencephalon 1, record 1, English, thalamencephalon
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The posterior part of the forebrain that connects the midbrain with the cerebral hemispheres, encloses the third ventricle, and contains the thalamus and hypothalamus. 1, record 1, English, - diencephalon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plural: diencephala. 2, record 1, English, - diencephalon
Record 1, Key term(s)
- diencephala
- between-brain
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- diencephalon
1, record 1, French, diencephalon
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- diencéphale 1, record 1, French, dienc%C3%A9phale
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie médiane et profonde du cerveau qui comprend le thalamus, les corps grenouillés de la région sous-thalamique, l'hypothalamus, la tige pituitaire et le lobe postérieur de l'hypophyse. 1, record 1, French, - diencephalon
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistema nervioso
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- diencéfalo
1, record 1, Spanish, dienc%C3%A9falo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Durante la cuarta semana, después del cierre de los neuroporos, el extremo cefálico del tubo neural craneal al cuarto par de somitos se dilata considerablemente y aparecen las tres vesículas encefálicas primarias a partir de las cuales se origina el encéfalo: Prosencéfalo (cerebro anterior), mesencéfalo (cerebro medio) y rombencéfalo (cerebro posterior). [...] Durante la quinta semana el prosencéfalo [...] origina (1) el telencéfalo (cerebro terminal) que consta de una parte media y dos evaginaciones laterales hemisferios cerebrales primitivos), (2) el diencéfalo, que presenta la evaginación de las vesículas ópticas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - dienc%C3%A9falo
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