Human Midbrain Region

A Human Midbrain Region is a Human Brain Region that corresponds to a brainstem region associated vision, hearing, motor control, sleep and wakefulness, arousal, and temperature regulation.

• AKA: Midbrain, Mesencephalon.
• Example(s):
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Human Hindbrain,
  • Human Forebrain.
• See: Mosby's Medical, Nursing & Allied Health Dictionary, Cerebellar Hemisphere, Pons, Medulla Oblongata, Spinal Cord, Fourth Ventricle, Arbor Vitae (Anatomy), Nodule of Vermis, Cerebellar Tonsil, Posterior Lobe of Cerebellum, Anterior Lobe of Cerebellum, Inferior Colliculus.

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References

2021

• (Wikipedia, 2021) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midbrain Retrieved:2021-9-23.
  • The midbrain or mesencephalon is the forward-most portion of the brainstem and is associated with vision, hearing, motor control, sleep and wakefulness, arousal (alertness), and temperature regulation. The name comes from the Greek mesos, "middle", and enkephalos, "brain".

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