Term Name:	pontine flexure
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].
Ontology:	Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0005820]