Table 2

Major Divisions of the Brain
Major Division
Subdivision Principle Structures
Forebrain
(Prosencephalon)
Telencephalon

 


 

Cerebral cortex
Basal Ganglia
Limbic System


 
 
 
 

Diencephalon
 

Thalamus
Hypothalamus


 


Midbrain
(Mesencephalon)
Mesencephalon
 

Tectum
Tegmentum

 
 
 
 

Hindbrain
(Rhombencephalon)
 

Metencephalon

 


Cerebellum
Pons
  Myelencephalon
 
Medulla