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PROSENCEFALO [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
- prosencephalon
1, record 1, English, prosencephalon
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fore-brain 2, record 1, English, fore%2Dbrain
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The fore-brain or prosencephalon consists of: (1) the diencephalon, corresponding in a large measure to the third ventricle and the structures which bound it; and (2) the telencephalon, comprising the largest part of the brain, the cerebral hemispheres. 2, record 1, English, - prosencephalon
Record 1, Key term(s)
- forebrain
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- prosencéphale
1, record 1, French, prosenc%C3%A9phale
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chez l'embryon, le développement de l'encéphale se fait à partir du tube neural primitif, dont l'extrémité antérieure se dilate en trois vésicules : cerveau moyen ou mésencéphale, cerveau postérieur ou rhombencéphale cerveau antérieur ou prosencéphale. 1, record 1, French, - prosenc%C3%A9phale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistema nervioso
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- prosencéfalo
1, record 1, Spanish, prosenc%C3%A9falo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cerebro anterior 1, record 1, Spanish, cerebro%20anterior
correct, masculine noun
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, - prosenc%C3%A9falo
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