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  • Checked October 2026

Brain With Labels in Spanish

Seventeen names in Spanish on two views of the brain.

Brain With Labels in Spanish

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  1. el lóbulo frontal
  2. el lóbulo parietal
  3. el lóbulo temporal
  4. el lóbulo occipital
  5. el cerebelo
  6. el surco central
  7. el surco lateral
  8. el hipocampo
  9. la amígdala
  10. el cuerpo calloso
  11. el tálamo
  12. el hipotálamo
  13. la hipófisis
  14. el mesencéfalo
  15. la protuberancia
  16. el bulbo raquídeo
  17. el tronco encefálico

Drawn for this site, 2026-09-26. Licence: own work.

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  1. el lóbulo frontal Frontal lobe Frontal lobe. Un lóbulo is a lobe, and also the lobe of the ear.
  2. el lóbulo parietal Parietal lobe Parietal lobe. There is one on each side of the brain.
  3. el lóbulo temporal Temporal lobe Temporal lobe. El temporal on its own can be a storm.
  4. el lóbulo occipital Occipital lobe Occipital lobe, which handles what the eyes see.
  5. el cerebelo Cerebellum Cerebellum, at the back of the head, between the cerebrum and the brainstem.
  6. el cuerpo calloso Corpus callosum Corpus callosum, which joins the two halves of the brain.
  7. el hipotálamo Hypothalamus Hypothalamus, the area that controls body temperature, hunger and thirst.
  8. el tronco encefálico Brainstem Brainstem, which joins the brain to the spinal cord. Also el tallo cerebral.

From the side: 8 2

  1. el surco central Central sulcus Central sulcus, between the frontal and the parietal lobe. Also la cisura de Rolando.
  2. el surco lateral Lateral sulcus Lateral sulcus, between the temporal lobe and the two lobes above it. Also la cisura de Silvio.

Cut down the middle: 7 5

  1. el tálamo Thalamus Thalamus. El tálamo can also mean a marriage bed.
  2. la hipófisis Pituitary gland Pituitary gland. Also la glándula pituitaria, the older name.
  3. el mesencéfalo Midbrain Midbrain, the top part of the brainstem. Also el cerebro medio.
  4. la protuberancia Pons Pons, the middle part of the brainstem. Also el puente troncoencefálico.
  5. el bulbo raquídeo Medulla oblongata Medulla oblongata, the lowest part of the brainstem. Also la médula oblonga.

Memory and emotion: 3 2

  1. el hipocampo Hippocampus Hippocampus. El hipocampo is also a seahorse.
  2. la amígdala Amygdala Amygdala, in full la amígdala cerebral. Las amígdalas are also the tonsils.

How this list was compiled: Every Spanish name, its gender and its meaning was read on 2026-10-08, and each stands in at least two of the sources below. (1) WordReference, Spanish-English (https://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen= followed by the word): cerebro, encéfalo, lóbulo, lóbulo frontal, cerebelo, surco, hipocampo, amígdala and amígdala cerebral, tálamo, hipotálamo, hipófisis, pituitaria, bulbo raquídeo and médula oblonga (one entry), temporal and hemisferio; and English-Spanish (https://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword= followed by the word): frontal lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe and occipital lobe (lóbulo frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital), corpus callosum (cuerpo calloso), midbrain (cerebro medio, mesencéfalo), medulla oblongata (bulbo raquídeo), sulcus (surco), pituitary gland (glándula pituitaria, with the note that hipófisis is preferred today), spinal cord (médula espinal) and tonsil (amígdala). (2) SpanishDict (https://www.spanishdict.com/translate/ followed by the word): cerebro, encéfalo, lóbulo, cerebelo, hipocampo, tálamo, hipotálamo, hipófisis and bulbo raquídeo. (3) Cambridge Spanish-English dictionary (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/spanish-english/ followed by the word): cerebro, encéfalo, lóbulo, cerebelo, hipotálamo, hipófisis and glándula pituitaria. (4) Diccionario de cáncer of the U.S. National Cancer Institute (https://www.cancer.gov/espanol/publicaciones/diccionarios/diccionario-cancer/def/ followed by the term): encéfalo (the whole brain: cerebro, cerebelo and tronco encefálico), cerebro (cerebrum), cerebelo, tálamo, hipotálamo, hipófisis, protuberancia (pons; also protuberancia anular, puente de Varolio and puente troncoencefálico) and tronco encefálico (mesencéfalo, protuberancia and bulbo raquídeo). (5) MedlinePlus en español, U.S. National Library of Medicine: Componentes del cerebro (https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/ency/anatomyvideos/000016.htm) for the four lóbulos, the cerebelo, the tallo cerebral, the cerebro medio, the protuberancia and the bulbo raquídeo; Cuerpo calloso del cerebro (https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/ency/esp_imagepages/8753.htm); its search for mesencéfalo, hipocampo and hipófisis. (6) Diccionario médico of the Clínica Universidad de Navarra (https://www.cun.es/diccionario-medico/terminos/ followed by the term): cisura central (surco central, cisura de Rolando), cisura lateral (cisura de Silvio), surco, hipocampo, amígdala (amígdala cerebral), mesencéfalo, protuberancia, bulbo-raquideo (médula oblongada), tronco-encefalo, hipotálamo, hipófisis and cerebelo. (7) Spanish Wikipedia, for the second names only: Surco central del cerebro, Surco lateral del cerebro and Tronco del encéfalo (https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/ followed by the title). Licence: own work

The drawing: Drawn for this site, 2026-09-26. Own work, nothing traced. Licence: own work

How it works

Two views share the names: the brain from the side, with its four lobes, and the brain cut down the middle, from el cuerpo calloso to el bulbo raquídeo. Each name carries el or la.

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The brainstem, top to bottom

El tronco encefálico has three parts. From the top down they are el mesencéfalo, also called el cerebro medio, then la protuberancia, then el bulbo raquídeo. MedlinePlus en español calls the whole stem el tallo cerebral.

Surco or cisura

A groove of the brain is un surco. The two on this drawing also keep traditional names with cisura: el surco central is la cisura de Rolando, and el surco lateral is la cisura de Silvio.

  • Only three of the 17 names are feminine: la amígdala, la hipófisis and la protuberancia.

Questions and answers

How do you say brain in Spanish?

El cerebro, in everyday Spanish. In anatomy the whole organ inside the skull is el encéfalo, and el cerebro is its largest part, the cerebrum: that is how the U.S. National Cancer Institute's Spanish dictionary defines the two words.

What are the lobes of the brain in Spanish?

El lóbulo frontal, el lóbulo parietal, el lóbulo temporal and el lóbulo occipital. The four adjectives are spelled as in English, and each lobe is masculine.

How do you say pituitary gland in Spanish?

La hipófisis, a feminine noun whose plural is the same. La glándula pituitaria is also used; WordReference notes that it is the older name and that hipófisis is preferred today.

What is the medulla oblongata called in Spanish?

El bulbo raquídeo. WordReference gives la médula oblonga as a second name. La médula espinal is another part, the spinal cord.

Where were the Spanish names checked?

Each name and its gender in WordReference and in SpanishDict or the Cambridge Spanish-English dictionary, then in the Spanish dictionary of the U.S. National Cancer Institute, MedlinePlus en español or the medical dictionary of the Clínica Universidad de Navarra.

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