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.
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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).
See also
List of regions in the human brain
Rhombencephalon
MYELENCEPHALON /MEDULLA arcuate nucleus of medulla , solitary nucleus , hypoglossal nucleus , nucleus ambiguus , olivary body , cuneate nucleus , accessory cuneate nucleus , gracile nucleus , inferior salivatory nucleus , nucleus raphe obscurus , nucleus raphe magnus , nucleus raphe pallidus , area postrema
METENCEPHALON /CEREBELLUM :cerebellar 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 , nucleus centralis superior
FOURTH VENTRICLE :obex , median aperture
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