The brain (encephalon) of a healthy adult weighs between 1100 and 1500g. Based on its developmental history, the brain is divided into various sections.
Anatomy
Subdivision
The brain is divided into the prosencephalon, which consists of the telencephalon and Diencephalon, the Mesencephalon, and the rhombencephalon. The rhombencephalon consists of the metencephalon and myelencephalon, with the metencephalon further divided into the Pons and Cerebellum.