Metencephalon

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Brain: 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.
Gray's subject #187 785
NeuroNames hier-534
MeSH Metencephalon
Dorlands/Elsevier m_12/12529123

The metencephalon is a developmental categorization of portions of the central nervous system. The metencephalon is composed of the pons and the cerebellum; 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).

List of regions in the human brain

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Brain: rhombencephalon (hindbrain)
Myelencephalon/medulla Arcuate nucleus of medulla, Solitary nucleus, Hypoglossal nucleus, Nucleus ambiguus, Olivary body, Inferior olivary nucleus, Cuneate nucleus, Accessory cuneate nucleus, Gracile nucleus, Inferior salivatory nucleus, Raphe nuclei (Obscurus, Magnus, Pallidus), Area postrema, Posterior nucleus of vagus nerve, Reticular formation (Gigantocellular nucleus, Parvocellular reticular nucleus, Ventral reticular nucleus, Lateral reticular nucleus, Paramedian reticular nucleus), Pyramid (Decussation)
Metencephalon/cerebellum Vermis, Flocculus, Arbor vitae
Metencephalon/pons Pontine tegmentum, Superior salivary nucleus, Trapezoid body, Pontine nuclei (Superior olivary nucleus, Trigeminal nerve nuclei, Abducens nucleus, Facial motor nucleus, Cochlear nuclei, Vestibular nuclei), Locus ceruleus, Paramedian pontine reticular formation, Median raphe nucleus - Reticular formation (Caudal pontine reticular nucleus, Oral pontine reticular nucleus, Tegmental pontine reticular nucleus)
Fourth ventricle Obex, Median aperture
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