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Hindbrain vs Metencephalon - What's the difference?

hindbrain | metencephalon |

In anatomy|lang=en terms the difference between hindbrain and metencephalon

is that hindbrain is (anatomy) the posterior part of the brain, comprising the cerebellum, pons and medulla, the rhombencephalon while metencephalon is (anatomy) the portion of the embryonic rhombencephalon from which the pons and cerebellum arise.

As nouns the difference between hindbrain and metencephalon

is that hindbrain is (anatomy) the posterior part of the brain, comprising the cerebellum, pons and medulla, the rhombencephalon while metencephalon is (anatomy) the portion of the embryonic rhombencephalon from which the pons and cerebellum arise.

hindbrain

English

(wikipedia hindbrain)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy) The posterior part of the brain, comprising the cerebellum, pons and medulla, the rhombencephalon

    • Synonyms

    * rhombencephalon

    Meronyms

    * cerebellum * pons * medulla

    metencephalon

    English

    (wikipedia metencephalon)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anatomy) the portion of the embryonic rhombencephalon from which the pons and cerebellum arise.