The pontine flexure is a bend in the axis of the embryological central nervous system (the neuraxis). This flexure marks the junction between the metencephalon and the myelencephalon. The division of the rhombencephalon (the early hindbrain) into the metencephalon and the myelencephalon occurs at the 7th week of development. In the mature brain, t...
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The dorsally concave curvature of the rhombencephalon in the embryo; appearance indicates division of rhombencephalon into myelencephalon and metencephalon. ... Synonym: basicranial flexure, transverse rhombencephalic flexure. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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a flexure of the hindbrain in the embryo.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. the dorsally concave curvature of the rhombencephalon in the embryo; appearance indicates division of rhombencephalon into myelencephalon and metencephalon. Synonyms: basicranial flexure, transverse rhombencephalic flexure
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