| has gloss | (noun) a structure that is part of the nervous system
neural structure |
| lexicalization | eng: neural structure |
| subclass of | (noun) a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure"
structure, complex body part, anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure |
| has subclass | (noun) one of two small round structures on the undersurface of the brain that form the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix
mamillary body, corpus mamillare, mammillary body |
| has subclass | (noun) an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons
ganglion |
| has subclass | (noun) the neural path of a reflex
reflex arc |
| has subclass | (noun) a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"
centre, nerve center, center, nerve centre |
| has subclass | (noun) either half of the cerebrum
cerebral hemisphere, hemisphere |
| has subclass | (noun) pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalon
piriform area, piriform lobe, pyriform area, pyriform lobe |
| has subclass | (noun) one of two enlargements at the terminus of the olfactory nerve at the base of the brain just above the nasal cavities
olfactory bulb |
| has subclass | (noun) that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
encephalon, brain |
| has subclass | (noun) the part of the brain having the most recent phylogenetic origin; the cerebral cortex and related parts
neoencephalon, neencephalon |
| has subclass | (noun) the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex
paleencephalon, paleoencephalon, palaeencephalon |
| has subclass | (noun) a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans
cerebellum |
| has subclass | (noun) either of two lateral lobes of the cerebellum
cerebellar hemisphere |
| has subclass | (noun) the narrow central part of the cerebellum between the two hemispheres
vermis, vermis cerebelli |
| has subclass | (noun) the anterior lobe of the cerebellum which was one of the earliest parts of the hindbrain to develop in mammals
paleocerebellum |
| has subclass | (noun) the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
pallium, cerebral mantle, cerebral cortex, cortex |
| has subclass | (noun) one of four small oval masses that protrude slightly from the underside of the thalamus and function as synaptic centers on the way to the cerebral cortex
geniculate body |
| has subclass | (noun) anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans
cerebrum |
| has subclass | (noun) lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata); "the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart functioning"
medulla, bulb, medulla oblongata |
| has subclass | (noun) the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube
forebrain, prosencephalon |
| has subclass | (noun) a complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of grey matter and located on the floor of each lateral ventricle; intimately involved in motivation and emotion as part of the limbic system; has a central role in the formation of memories
hippocampus |
| has subclass | (noun) a long curved structure on the medial surface of the cerebral hemispheres; the cortical part of the limbic system
gyrus cinguli, cingulate gyrus |
| has subclass | (noun) the anterior division of the forebrain; the cerebrum and related parts of the hypothalamus
telencephalon |
| has subclass | (noun) the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon
betweenbrain, interbrain, diencephalon, thalmencephalon |
| has subclass | (noun) a system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior
visceral brain, limbic brain, limbic system |
| has subclass | (noun) the ventral part of the thalamus
subthalamus |
| has subclass | (noun) large egg-shaped structures of grey matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon
thalamus |
| has subclass | (noun) a basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system
hypothalamus |
| has subclass | (noun) the middle portion of the brain
midbrain, mesencephalon |
| has subclass | (noun) a layer of deeply pigmented grey matter in the midbrain; associated with the striate body; is involved in metabolic disturbances associated with Parkinson's disease and with Huntington's disease
locus niger, nucleus niger, substantia nigra |
| has subclass | (noun) the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem
hindbrain, rhombencephalon |
| has subclass | (noun) the posterior part of the hindbrain in developing vertebrates; forms the medulla oblongata in adults
myelencephalon |
| has subclass | (noun) a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain
pons, pons Varolii |
| has subclass | (noun) the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus
brain-stem, brain stem, brainstem |
| has subclass | (noun) any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord
nucleus |
| has subclass | (noun) a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain
radiation |
| has subclass | (noun) a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tubelike structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region
medulla spinalis, spinal cord |
| has subclass | (noun) the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands
autonomic nervous system, ANS |