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Secondary vesicle

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025

Definition

Secondary vesicles are structures that form during the embryonic development of the nervous system, emerging from the primary brain vesicles. These include the telencephalon and diencephalon from the forebrain, the mesencephalon from the midbrain, and the metencephalon and myelencephalon from the hindbrain.