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Brain: Metencephalon
EmbryonicBrain
Diagram depicting the main subdivisions of the embryonic vertebrate brain. These regions will later differentiate into forebrain, midbrain and hindbrain structures.
Gray708
Pons and cerebellum.
Latin '
Gray's subject #187 785
Part of
Components
Artery
Vein
BrainInfo/UW hier-534
MeSH A08.186.211.132.810.428

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


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