Adult Brain Structures Derived from Embryonic Vesicles Flashcards
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Prosencephalon (forebrain)
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Telencephalon; Diencephalon
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Telencephalon
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Cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, and limbic system; lateral ventricles
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Cerebral cortex
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Frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal cortices
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Basal ganglia
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Caudate nucleus, putamen, globus pallidus
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Limbic system
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Cingulate, hippocampus, amygdala
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Diencephalon
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Thalamus and hypothalamus; third ventricle
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Mesencephalon (midbrain)
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Midbrain structures; cerebral aqueduct
8
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Midbrain structures
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Red nucleus substantia nigra, corporal quadrigemina
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Rhombencephalon (hindbrain)
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Metencephalon; Myelencephalon
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Metencephalon
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Pons and cerebellum; fourth ventricle
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Myelencephalon
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Medulla oblongata; No ventricle