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METENCEPHALON [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-09-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- metencephalon
1, record 1, English, metencephalon
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- after brain 2, record 1, English, after%20brain
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The anterior of the two major subdivisions of the rhombencephalon (the posterior being the myelencephalon or medulla oblongata), composed of the pons and the cerebellum. 3, record 1, English, - metencephalon
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- metencephalon
1, record 1, French, metencephalon
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- métencéphale 1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9tenc%C3%A9phale
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie du cerveau dérivée de la partie antérieure de la vésicule postérieure et donnant la protubérance annulaire et le cervelet. 1, record 1, French, - metencephalon
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistema nervioso
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- metencéfalo
1, record 1, Spanish, metenc%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 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 prosencéfalo y rombencéfalo se dividen en dos vesículas secundarias: El prosencéfalo origina (1) el telencéfalo (cerebro terminal) [y] (2) el diencéfalo. […] El rombencéfalo formará finalmente (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. 1, record 1, Spanish, - metenc%C3%A9falo
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