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Brain subdivisions

Explanations > Brain > Parts > Brain subdivisions

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The brain can be divided into a number of parts and sub-parts, as in the table below.

Major division	Ventricle	Subdivision	Main structures
Prosencephalon (Forebrain)	Lateral ventricle	Telencephalon	Cerebral cortex
			Basal ganglia
			Limbic system
	Third ventricle	Diencephalon	Thalamus
			Hypothalamus
Mesencephalon (Midbrain)	Cerebral aqueduct	Mesencephalon	Tectum
			Tegmentum
Rhombencephalon (Hindbrain)	Fourth ventricle	Metencephalon	Cerebellum
			Pons
		Myelencephalon	Medulla oblongata

See also

Ventricular system

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