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MIELENCEFALO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-06-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Embryology
- Nervous System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- myelencephalon
1, record 1, English, myelencephalon
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The caudal slope of the embryonic hindbrain constitutes the myelencephalon, which develops into the medulla oblongata ... 2, record 1, English, - myelencephalon
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Embryologie
- Système nerveux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- myélencéphale
1, record 1, French, my%C3%A9lenc%C3%A9phale
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Embryologiquement, [la moelle allongée] provient du développement de la plus postérieure des vésicules cérébrales, le myélencéphale. 2, record 1, French, - my%C3%A9lenc%C3%A9phale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Embriología
- Sistema nervioso
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- mielencéfalo
1, record 1, Spanish, mielenc%C3%A9falo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Parte del tronco encefálico del feto, situada entre el metencéfalo y la médula espinal, de él deriva el bulbo raquídeo. 2, record 1, Spanish, - mielenc%C3%A9falo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Durante la cuarta semana, después del cierre de los neuroporos, el extremo cefálico del tubo neural craneal al cuarto par de somitos se dilata considerablemente y aparecen las tres vesículas encefálicas primarias a partir de las cuales se origina el encéfalo: Prosencéfalo (cerebro anterior), mesencéfalo (cerebro medio) y rombencéfalo (cerebro posterior). Durante la quinta semana el [...] rombencéfalo se divide en dos vesículas secundarias: [...] (1) el metencéfalo, que constituirá la protuberancia y el cerebelo, (2) el mielencéfalo, el futuro bulbo raquídeo. El límite metencéfalo-mielencéfalo queda definido por el pliegue protuberancial. 3, record 1, Spanish, - mielenc%C3%A9falo
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