Metencephalon

The metencephalon is the embryonic part of the hindbrain that differentiates into the pons and the cerebellum. It contains a portion of the fourth ventricle and the trigeminal nerve (CN V), abducens nerve (CN VI), facial nerve (CN VII), and a portion of the vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII).

Metencephalon
Diagram depicting the main subdivisions of the embryonic vertebrate brain. These regions will later differentiate into forebrain, midbrain and hindbrain structures.
Pons and cerebellum.
Identifiers
MeSHD020540
NeuroNames543
NeuroLex IDbirnlex_965
TA98A14.1.03.004
FMA62003
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy
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