pontine flexure
1pontine flexure — n a flexure of the embryonic hindbrain that serves to delimit the developing cerebellum and medulla oblongata * * * a flexure in the hindbrain of the embryo; called also basicranial f …
2Pontine flexure — 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 …
3pontine flexure — noun Etymology: pontine (II) : a flexure of the embryonic hindbrain that serves to delimit the developing cerebellum and medulla oblongata …
4flexure — A bend, as in an organ or structure. SYN: flexura [TA]. [L. flexura] anorectal f. [TA] the anteroposterior curve or angle, with convesity directed anteriorly, of the anorectal junction; tonus of the puborectalis (muscle) produces the …
5Cephalic flexure — Brain of human embryo of four and a half weeks, showing interior of fore brain. (Cephalic flexure visible at center top.) Latin flexura mesencephalica …
6basicranial flexure — pontine f …
7Embryology — 1 morula, 2 blastula 1 blastula, 2 gastrula with blastopor …
8Nervous system — Nerve redirects here. For other uses, see Nerve (disambiguation). This article is about the nervous system. For parts of the nervous system commonly called nerves, see Peripheral nerve. Nervous system The Human N …
9Outline of neuroscience — The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to neuroscience: Neuroscience – an interdisciplinary science that studies the nervous system.[1] Contents 1 Nervous system 1.1 Central nervous system …
10Neural development — comprises the processes that generate, shape, and reshape the nervous system, from the earliest stages of embryogenesis to the final years of life. The study of neural development aims to describe the cellular basis of brain development and to… …
