brain stem

Noun
  1. The part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus (synset 105508836)
    is a type of: neural structure - a structure that is part of the nervous system
    has:
    • bulb, medulla, medulla oblongata - lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata)
    • pons, pons varolii - a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain
    • reticular formation, rf - a complex neural network in the central core of the brainstem; monitors the state of the body and functions in such processes as arousal and sleep and attention and muscle tone
    is a part of: brain, encephalon - that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
    same as: brain-stem, brainstem

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