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Metencephalon vs Telencephalon - What's the difference?

metencephalon | telencephalon |

As nouns the difference between metencephalon and telencephalon

is that metencephalon is (anatomy) the portion of the embryonic rhombencephalon from which the pons and cerebellum arise while telencephalon is (neuroanatomy) the anterior part of the forebrain; the endbrain.

metencephalon

English

(wikipedia metencephalon)

Noun

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

    • telencephalon

    English

    (wikipedia telencephalon)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (neuroanatomy) The anterior part of the forebrain; the endbrain.

    • Synonyms

    * cerebrum * endbrain * See also

    Meronyms

    * cerebral hemisphere * cerebral cortex

    Holonyms

    * forebrain