| Name: | hindbrain |
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| 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. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000029] |
| Name: | facial motor neuron |
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| Definition: | Motor neuron of cranial nerve VII. The facial motor neurons innervate second pharyngeal arch derivatives including facial muscles. The motor neurons of nVII are specified in r4, migrate posteriorly along a medial path, then migrate to take up residence in r6 and r7. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0007129] |