#encephalon__brain that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
supertype: #neural_structure a structure that is part of the nervous system
part: #fornix #circle_of_Willis #communicating_artery #brain_cell #neencephalon #forebrain #midbrain #hindbrain #brainstem #ventricle
part of: #central_nervous_system__centralnervoussystem__CNS__systema_nervosum_centrale the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord
part of: #nervous_system__nervoussystem__systema_nervosum__systemanervosum the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells
part of: #body__organic_structure__organicstructure__physical_structure the entire physical structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire"
part of: #head__caput the upper or front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window"
part of: #animal__animate_being__animatebeing__beast__brute__creature__fauna a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
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