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Question
Write a short note on the following:
Midbrain
Solution
- The midbrain is located between the thalamus (hypothalamus) of the forebrain and the pons of the hindbrain. A canal called the cerebral aqueduct passes through the midbrain.
- The dorsal portion of the midbrain consists mainly of four round swellings (lobes) called corpora quadrigemina.
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