1. There are three divisions of the brain, viz. forebrain (prosencephalon), midbrain mesencephalon) and hindbrain (rhombencephalon).
2. Forebrain is divided into cerebrum (telencephalon) and diencephalon (thalamencephalon). Underdeveloped of factory lobes (rhinencephalon) can also be seen in the anterior region.
3. Midbrain consists of corpora quadrigemina and crura cerebri.
4. Hindbrain has cerebellum (metencephalon) and brain stem. It is divided into pons varolii and medulla oblongata (myelencephalon).