Metencephalon; Pons and cerebellum

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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 , abducens nerve, facial nerve, and a portion of the vestibulocochlear nerve.

References

This definition incorporates text from the wikipedia website - Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia. (2004, July 22). FL: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Retrieved August 10, 2004, from http://www.wikipedia.org

Anatomical hierarchy

Human anatomy 1

Systemic anatomy >
Nervous system >
Central part of nervous system; Central nervous system >
Brain >
Rhombencephalon; Hindbrain >
Metencephalon; Pons and cerebellum

Underlying structures:

External features
Internal features
Pons
Cerebellum

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Metencephalon; Pons et cerebellum

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