hindbrain

Noun
  1. The posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem (synset 105508245)
    is a type of: neural structure - a structure that is part of the nervous system
    subtypes: metencephalon - the part of the hindbrain that develops into the pons and the cerebellum
    has:
    • cerebellum - a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans
    • myelencephalon - the posterior part of the hindbrain in developing vertebrates; forms the medulla oblongata in adults
    is a part of: brain, encephalon - that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
    same as: rhombencephalon

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