The metencephalon is a developmental categorization of portions of the central nervous system. The metencephalon is composed of the pons and the cerebellum; contains a portion of the fourth ventricle; and the trigeminal nerve (CN V) abducens nerve (CN VI) facial nerve (CN VII) and a portion of the vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII).
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