Term Name: hindbrain
Synonyms: rhombencephalon
Definition: The most posterior of the three principal regions of the brain. In mammals and birds the hindbrain is divided into a rostral metencephalon and a caudal myelencephalon. In zebrafish, with the exception of the cerebellum, the ventral remainder of the metencephalon can be separated only arbitrarily from the more caudal myelencephalic portion of the medulla oblongata and thus these are not distinguished here. From Neuroanatomy of the Zebrafish Brain.
Appears at: Segmentation:10-13 somites (14.0h-16.0h)
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000029]

Relationships
develops from: hindbrain neural tube
is part of: brain
has parts: cerebellar plate cerebellum floor plate rhombomere region fourth ventricle hindbrain commissure hindbrain interneuron hindbrain nucleus medulla oblongata rhombencephalic efferent neurons to the lateral line rhombic lip rhombomere somatomotor neuron statoacoustic (VIII) nucleus visceromotor neuron
is a type of: multi-tissue structure

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