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forebrain
fore·brain F0248000 (fôr′brān′)n.1. The most anterior of the three primary regions of the embryonic brain from which the telencephalon and diencephalon develop.2. The segment of the adult brain that develops from the embryonic forebrain and includes the cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus.forebrain (ˈfɔːˌbreɪn) n (Anatomy) the nontechnical name for prosencephalonfore•brain (ˈfɔrˌbreɪn, ˈfoʊr-)
n. 1. Also called prosencephalon. the anterior of the three embryonic divisions of the vertebrate brain, or the part of the adult brain derived from this tissue including the diencephalon and telencephalon. 2. telencephalon. [1875–80] fore·brain (fôr′brān′) The forwardmost part of the brain in vertebrate animals. In humans, it consists of the thalamus, the hypothalamus, and the cerebrum. Compare hindbrain, midbrain.forebrain
The front part of the brain comprising the diencephalon and telencephalon.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  forebrain - the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tubeprosencephalonneural structure - a structure that is part of the nervous systemcerebral peduncle, peduncle - a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brainbrain, encephalon - that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cordcorpus callosum - a broad transverse nerve tract connecting the two cerebral hemispherestelencephalon - the anterior division of the forebrain; the cerebrum and related parts of the hypothalamusbetweenbrain, diencephalon, interbrain, thalmencephalon - the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon |
Translationsforebrain
forebrain: see brainbrain,
the supervisory center of the nervous system in all vertebrates. It also serves as the site of emotions, memory, self-awareness, and thought. Anatomy and Function
..... Click the link for more information. .forebrain[′fȯr‚brān] (embryology) The most anterior expansion of the neural tube of a vertebrate embryo. (vertebrate zoology) The part of the adult brain derived from the embryonic forebrain; includes the cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus. forebrain
prosencephalon [pros″en-sef´ah-lon] 1. the portion of the brain developed from the anterior of the three primary brain vesicles in the early embryo, comprising the diencephalon" >diencephalon and telencephalon" >telencephalon.2. the most anterior of the primary brain vesicles; called also forebrain.pros·en·ceph·a·lon (pros'en-sef'ă-lon), [TA] The anterior primordial cerebral vesicle and the most rostral of the three primary brain vesicles of the embryonic neural tube; it subdivides to form the diencephalon and telencephalon. Synonym(s): forebrain vesicle ☆ , forebrain ☆ , proencephalon [G. prosō, forward, + enkephalos, brain] forebrain (fôr′brān′)n.1. The most anterior of the three primary regions of the embryonic brain from which the telencephalon and diencephalon develop.2. The segment of the adult brain that develops from the embryonic forebrain and includes the cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus.pros·en·ceph·a·lon (pros'en-sef'ă-lon) [TA] The anterior primordial cerebral vesicle and the most rostral of the three primary brain vesicles of the embryonic neural tube; it subdivides to form the diencephalon and telencephalon.
Synonym(s): forebrain. [G. prosō, forward, + enkephalos, brain]forebrain that part of the brain which gives rise to the CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES, olfactory lobes, the PINEAL GLAND, PITUITARY GLAND and the OPTIC CHIASMA (which carries nerve fibres from the eyes to the midbrain). It is marked by a constriction in the developing embryo where the brain appears to be three-lobed, the forebrain, MIDBRAIN and HINDBRAIN.forebrain
Synonyms for forebrainnoun the anterior portion of the brainSynonymsRelated Words- neural structure
- cerebral peduncle
- peduncle
- brain
- encephalon
- corpus callosum
- telencephalon
- betweenbrain
- diencephalon
- interbrain
- thalmencephalon
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