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The middle primary brain vesicle, the mesencephalon, gives rise to which adult brain structure?

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The midbrain

The term mesencephalon means "midbrain." As it develops from a primary brain vesicle to a secondary brain vesicle and finally an adult brain structure, it retains its name--the midbrain.
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