Archencephalon

Also known as: Archentcephalon

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

This entry defines the archencephalon as the anterior portion of the embryonic primary brain in vertebrates. It explains that this structure serves as the developmental precursor to the forebrain and midbrain.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

ARCHENCEPHALON (from the Greek arche—beginning and enkephalos—brain), the anterior part of the embryonic primary brain of vertebrate animals, from which the forebrain (prosencephalon) and midbrain (mesencephalon) subsequently develop.

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“Archencephalon.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/archencephalon/