DiencephalonWordNet Explorer
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the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon
a structure that is part of the nervous system
the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube
one of two small round structures on the undersurface of the brain that form the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix
any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk)
a sensory structure capable of light reception located on the dorsal side of the diencephalon in various reptiles
the cranial nerve that serves the retina
the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain