[portion of the vertebrate central nervous system that is enclosed within the cranium, continuous with the spinal cord, and composed of gray matter and white matter; the primary center for the regulation and control of bodily activities, receiving and interpreting sensory impulses, and transmitting information to the muscles and body organs; also the seat of consciousness, thought, memory, and emotion; includes the functionally similar portion of the invertebrate nervous system. ( CSP )]
UMLS (CSP) C0006104 - Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component
Relation/PAR: Body Part
central nervous system
Relation/CHD: BBB
brain stem
Brain Ventricle
limbic system
forebrain
brain cell
brain commissure
brain regulatory center
brain subcortex
brain morphology