Biology: Concepts and Investigations
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Chapter 26, Problem 9MCQ
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The brain comes under the central nervous system. Brain is anatomically subdivided into three parts forebrain, midbrain and hindbrain. Forebrain is the front portion of the brain. Midbrain is the region that connects the forebrain to hindbrain and hindbrain is the lower back region of the brain.
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