(Anatomi) The lower part of the brainstem, comprising the cerebellum, pons, and medulla oblongata
The most posterior of the three brain vesicles that arise at the anterior end of the neural tube during embryonic development of the brain Also, the most posterior part of the adult brain, which develops from the hindbrain vesicle, including the pons, medulla, and cerebellum
The post posterior swelling on the neural tube; also called the rhombencephalon Gives rise to the Mesencephalon and the Myelencephalon