metencephalon
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Origin of metencephalon
First recorded in 1870–75; met- + encephalon
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The brain stem includes the midbrain, pons, and medulla, which correspond to the mesencephalon, metencephalon, and myelencephalon.
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The metencephalon corresponds to the adult structure known as the pons and also gives rise to the cerebellum.
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The mesencephalon, metencephalon, and myelencephalon become the brain stem.
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The cerebellum originates out of the metencephalon, and its largest white matter connection is to the pons, also from the metencephalon.
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A constriction also occurs in the hind vesicle or rhombencephalon, dividing it into an anterior part, the metencephalon, from which the cerebellum is developed, and a posterior or myelencephalon, the primitive medulla oblongata.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
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