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Brainstem

The brainstem (or brain stem) is the posterior stalk-like part of the brain that connects the cerebrum with the spinal cord. In the human brain, the brainstem is composed of the midbrain, the pons, and the medulla oblongata. The midbrain is continuous with the thalamus of the diencephalon through the tentorial notch, and sometimes the diencephalon is…

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FMA
79876
Latin
truncus encephali
MeSH
D001933
NeuroLex ID
birnlex_1565
NeuroNames
2052, 236
Part of
Brain

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Brainstem

Nodes141
Edges140
Triples41
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014184
Components1

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Brainstem

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related to Cranial nerves · 10
Brainstem → III, IV, IX, Ten, The, VI, VII, VIII, XI, XII
related to Medulla oblongata · 4
Brainstem → Another, Cross-section, Its, The
related to Midbrain · 4
Brainstem → It, Its, Several, The
related to Blood supply · 3
Brainstem → Syndromes, The, There
related to Pons · 3
Brainstem → Cross-section, It, The
related to Clinical significance · 2
Brainstem → Diseases, Localizing
related to Development · 2
Brainstem → The, This
related to Function · 2
Brainstem → The, There
FMA · 1
Brainstem → 79876
Latin · 1
Brainstem → truncus encephali

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midbrain medulla pons nuclei brain superior cranial motor inferior nerve nerves lateral oblongata also nucleus neurons spinal cerebellum cord pain

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
BrainstemFMA798761.00infobox
BrainstemLatintruncus encephali1.00infobox
BrainstemMeSHD0019331.00infobox
BrainstemNeuroLex IDbirnlex_15651.00infobox
BrainstemNeuroNames2052, 2361.00infobox
BrainstemPart ofBrain1.00infobox
BrainstemPartsMedulla, pons, midbrain1.00infobox
BrainstemTA258561.00infobox
BrainstemTA98A14.1.03.0091.00infobox
Brainstemrelated to Additional imagesThe0.60section
Brainstemrelated to Blood supplyThe0.60section
Brainstemrelated to Blood supplyThere0.60section

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