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MeSH Heading: Brain Stem
Tree Number(s): A08.186.211.132
Unique ID: D001933
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001933
Scope Note: The part of the brain that connects the CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES with the SPINAL CORD. It consists of the MESENCEPHALON; PONS; and MEDULLA OBLONGATA.
Entry Term(s): Brainstem; Truncus Cerebri
NLM Classification #: WL 310
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2014/06/13

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Brain Stem MeSH Descriptor Data 2025