Metencephalon; Pons and cerebellum
Metencephalon; Pons et cerebellum
Definition
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