Brain

Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 30 Aug 2023

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Hacking C, Bell D, Niknejad M, et al. Brain. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-58808

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-58808

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/58808?iframe=true

rID:

58808

Article created:

7 Mar 2018, Craig Hacking ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Craig Hacking had no recorded disclosures.

Last revised:

30 Aug 2023, Daniel J Bell ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Daniel J Bell had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

Revisions:

8 times, by 4 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Central Nervous System

Sections:

Anatomy

Synonyms:

The brain (TA: encephalon) is the vital neurological organ composed of:

The brain is housed in the neurocranium of the skull and bathed in cerebrospinal fluid. It is continuous with the cervical spinal cord at the cervicomedullary junction. The brain and spinal cord combined form the central nervous system (CNS).