midbrain

== English == === Alternative forms === middlebrain === Etymology === From mid- + brain. === Pronunciation === === Noun === midbrain (plural midbrains) (neuroanatomy) A part of the brain located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia, composed of the tectum (dorsal portion) and the tegmentum (ventral portion). ==== Synonyms ==== mesencephalon ==== Meronyms ==== tectum tegmentum ==== Holonyms ==== brain stem ==== Translations ==== === See also === afterbrain forebrain hindbrain