metencephalon

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 human body.

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 16 typed relationships for it, across 6 kinds of connection. part of hindbrain.

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.
• A kind of: anatomical structure and segmental subdivision of hindbrain.
• contains: cerebellum, facial nerve root, pons, trigeminal nerve root and white matter of metencephalon.
• Develops from: brain, central nervous system, hindbrain and nervous system.
• contributes to morphology of: hindbrain, cerebellum and pons.
• 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.

Is the metencephalon the same in other species?

Leumas holds the same relationship vocabulary for every species it carries, so where another dataset records this structure you can put the two side by side on /compare.