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pontine flexure

Term ID
UBERON:0005820
Synonyms
  • (embryonic) hindbrain flexure
  • basicranial flexure
  • pontal flexure
  • transverse rhombencephalic flexure
Definition
A dorsally concave bend of the embryonic rhombencephalon that produces a thinning of the roof of the pons and medulla oblongata and defines the boundary between the metencephalon and myelencephalon in the embryo[MP].
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