mesencephalon

Brainstem structure that functions as a relay system, transmitting information necessary for vision and hearing. It also plays an important role in motor movement, pain, and the sleep/wake cycle
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mesencephalon

Summary

mesencephalon is a brain region[1]. mesencephalon draws 1,266 Wikipedia views per month (brain_region category, ranking #16 of 61).[2]

Key Facts

  • mesencephalon's instance of is recorded as brain region[3].
  • mesencephalon's instance of is recorded as organ type[4].
  • mesencephalon's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[5].
  • mesencephalon is a type of cardinal segment of brain[6].
  • mesencephalon is a type of particular anatomical entity[7].
  • mesencephalon is part of brain[8].
  • mesencephalon is part of brain stem[9].
  • mesencephalon's Commons category is recorded as Mesencephalon[10].
  • mesencephalon comprises cerebral peduncle[11].
  • mesencephalon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Midbrain[12].
  • mesencephalon's anatomical location is recorded as brain stem[13].
  • mesencephalon's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[14].
  • mesencephalon's topic has template is recorded as Template:Mesencephalon[15].
  • mesencephalon's develops from is recorded as mesencephalon[16].
  • mesencephalon's development of anatomical structure is recorded as midbrain development[17].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include brain region[3], organ type[4], and class of anatomical entity[5]. Recorded subclass of include cardinal segment of brain[6] and particular anatomical entity[7].

Use and Application

mesencephalon comprises cerebral peduncle[11]. Part of include brain[8], an organ type[18] and brain stem[9], a class of anatomical entity[19].

Why It Matters

mesencephalon draws 1,266 Wikipedia views per month (brain_region category, ranking #16 of 61).[2] mesencephalon has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] mesencephalon is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Develops from mesencephalon
    Instance of brain region, organ type, class of anatomical entity
    Part of brain, brain stem
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) 4161590
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007565657105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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