Brainstem
Description: The lower portion of the brain through which the forebrain sends information to, and receives information from, the spinal cord and peripheral nerves. Major functions located in the brainstem include those necessary for survival, e.g., breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, and arousal. (NIDA Media Guide Glossary). Note that the definition of brainstem varies in different nomenclatures, for example, some definitions include the diencephalon.
Preferred ID: UBERON:0002298 Type: term ID# ILX:0101444 Score: 30.269619
Brainstem (TermSet) TermSet
Description:
Preferred ID: ILX:0774501 Type: TermSet ID# ILX:0774501 Score: 3.8681684
About
The SciCrunch Infrastructure was developed as a cooperative data platform to be used by diverse communities in making data more FAIR.
Contact Us
scicrunch.org