Myelencephalon

Myelencephalon
Afterbrain
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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Latinmyelencephalon
MeSHD054024
NeuroNames698
TA98A14.1.03.003
TA25983
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The myelencephalon or afterbrain is the most posterior region of the embryonic hindbrain, from which the medulla oblongata develops.

Myelencephalon is from myel- (bone marrow or spinal cord) and encephalon (the vertebrate brain).

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