encephalon

• Существительное, обозначающее часть центральной нервной системы, включающую все высшие нервные центры, заключённую внутри черепа и продолжающуюся в спинной мозг.

A noun referring to the part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers, enclosed within the skull and continuous with the spinal cord.

1. BrainC1formalmedical

   The part of the central nervous system contained within the skull, responsible for higher nervous functions and continuous with the spinal cord.

   Головной мозг

   • The encephalon is protected by the skull and meninges.
   • Damage to the encephalon can affect memory and movement.
   • The encephalon coordinates sensory and motor functions.

   Synonymsbrain