| Neural tube | Prosencephalon (forebrain) | Telencephalon | Paired cerebral hemispheres |
| Diencephalon | Thalamus and related structures | ||
| Mesencephalon (midbrain) | Mesencephalon | Corpora quadrigemina (superior and inferior colliculi) | |
| Cerebral peduncles | |||
| Rhombencephalon (hindbrain) | Metencephalon | Pons and cerebellum | |
| Myelencephalon | Medulla oblongata | ||
| Spinal cord | Spinal cord | Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and sacral spinal nerve levels |
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