metencephalon in dogs

Rostral segment of the hindbrain that has as its parts the pons (where present) and the cerebellum[WP,modified]. Every claim on this page comes from the Leumas anatomy graph and carries its source.

What the metencephalon is

Rostral segment of the hindbrain that has as its parts the pons (where present) and the cerebellum[WP,modified]. The atlas records it as a organ at the organ scale in the dog.

Where the metencephalon is

It sits within the nervous system. Not positioned individually. Drawn inside the structure this dataset says contains it — the containment is asserted, the exact spot within it is not.

What the metencephalon connects to

The atlas records 19 typed relationships for it, across 7 kinds of connection. part of hindbrain, nervous system and organ.

Supply and innervation

Arterial supply: superior cerebellar artery.

Also called

Also recorded as epencephalon and epencephalon-2. Searching any of those names reaches this page.

Source

Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall et al.), CC BY 4.0. Term UBERON:0001895, version 2026-06-19, retrieved 2026-08-24. Licence: CC-BY-4.0.

• Part of: hindbrain, nervous system and organ.
• A kind of: anatomical structure.
• contains: cerebellum, middle cerebellar peduncle, pons, sensory root of facial nerve, superior medullary velum and trapezoid body.
• Develops from: brain, central nervous system, hindbrain and nervous system.
• contributes to morphology of: hindbrain, cerebellum and pons.
• Continuous with: pontine flexure.
• Supplied by: superior cerebellar artery.

Questions

Where is the metencephalon?

It sits within the nervous system. Not positioned individually. Drawn inside the structure this dataset says contains it — the containment is asserted, the exact spot within it is not.

What does the metencephalon connect to?

Part of: hindbrain, nervous system and organ.

Is the metencephalon the same in other species?

This page describes the dog. The human record of the same structure sits beside it on /compare, over one shared model rather than two atlases built separately.