Group · Nervous system & sense organs
Midbrain
Mesencephalon
- System
- Nervous system & sense organs
- Regions
- Head
- Part of
- Brainstem
DescriptionUnreviewed
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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Parts
Names
- Latin
- Mesencephalon
- English
- Midbrain
- French
- Mésencéphale
- Spanish
- Mesencéfalo
- Portuguese
- Mesencéfalo