Myelencephalon

Myelencephalon
Afterbrain
Myelencephalon; Afterbrain
	Diagram depicting the main subdivisions of the embryonic vertebrate brain. These regions will later differentiate into forebrain, midbrain and hindbrain structures
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Latin	myelencephalon
MeSH	D054024
NeuroNames	698
TA98	A14.1.03.003
TA2	5983
	Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The myelencephalon or afterbrain is the most posterior region of the embryonic hindbrain, from which the medulla oblongata develops.

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