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presumptive hindbrain

Term ID
UBERON:0007277
Synonyms
  • embryonic rhombencephalon
  • future hindbrain
  • presumptive rhombencephalon
  • rhombencephalon
Definition
The rhombencephalon (or hindbrain) is a developmental categorization of portions of the central nervous system in vertebrates. The rhombencephalon can be subdivided in a variable number of transversal swellings called rhombomeres. In the human embryo eight rhombomeres can be distinguished, from caudal to rostral: Rh7-Rh1 and the isthmus (the most rostral rhombomere). A rare disease of the rhombencephalon, 'rhombencephalosynapsis' is characterized by a missing vermis resulting in a fused cerebellum. Patients generally present with cerebellar ataxia. The caudal rhombencephalon has been generally considered as the initiation site for neural tube closure. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhombencephalon
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