Adult derivatives of the subdivisions of neural tube

Third ventricle (majority)

Adult derivative of diencephalon (cavity)

Epithalamus, thalamus, subthalamus, hypothalamus, optic nerve and retina, posterior pituitary, pineal

Adult derivative of diencephalon (neural)

Cerebral aqueduct

Adult derivative of mesencephalon (cavity)

Superior colliculi Inferior colliculi Tegmentum

Adult derivative of mesencephalon (neural)

Rostral fourth ventricle

Adult derivative of metencephalon (cavity)

pons and cerebellum

Adult derivative of metencephalon (neural)

Medulla

Adult derivative of myelencephalon (neural)

Caudal fourth ventricle

Adult derivative of myencephalon (cavity)

Central canal

Adult derivative of spinal cord (cavity)

Lateral ventricles and rostral third ventricle

Adult derivative of telencephalon (cavity)

Cerebral cortex Basal ganglia Hippocampus Amygdala Olfactory bulb

Adult derivative of telencephalon (neural)

myencephalon and metencephalon Mesencephalon Diencephalon and telencephalon

Secondary divisions of spinal cord: From Rhomboencephalon From Mesencephalon From Prosencephalon

Rhomboencephalon Mesencephalon Prosencephalom

Three primary derivatives of spinal cord