Abbreviation

CH

Species

Rat

Description of part

Definitions of the cerebrum have changed over the years, at one time it referred to the entire brain (that part of the CNS within the cranium). The term now commonly (though not universally) refers to the cerebral hemispheres or endbrain, that part of the cerebral hemispheres refers to the cerebral hemispheres or endbrain, that part of the neural tube derived from the lateral ventricular neuroepithelium. Based on the embryological data reviewed in Alvarez-Bolado et al. (1995) and Alvarez-Bolado and Swanson(1996), the cerebrum contains two major subdivisions: cerebral cortex and basal nuclei or ganglia. Note that the term amygdala and septal region no longer appears as major subdivisions of the endbrain, they are arbitrarily defined regions that contain heterogeneous nuclei and/or cortical areas.

Part type

gray matter

Nomenclature

Swanson-1998

Endorsement

The approach used by the collator Mihail Bota is endorsed by the author of the nomenclature.

Collator argument

The position of this brain part in hierarchy was collated from the associated reference

Reference

Cerebrum - Human - His-Nomina Anatomica-1895
Cerebrum - Rat - Swanson-2004
Cerebrum - Mouse - Dong-2007