• Organ component of neuraxis that has as its parts the pons, cerebellum and medulla oblongata. Examples: There is only one hindbrain.
  Foundational Model of Anatomy
  University of Washington, 2017
• (hind-brain) One of three major developmental divisions of the brain, comprising the pons, the medulla oblongata, and the cerebellum.
  NCI Thesaurus
  U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
• (rhombencephalon) Part of the brain developed from the posterior of the three primary brain vesicles of the embryonic neural tube; it comprises the metencephalon (cerebellum and pons) and myelencephalon (medulla oblongata).
  CRISP Thesaurus
  National Institutes of Health, 2006
• (rhombencephalon) The posterior of the three primitive cerebral vesicles of an embryonic brain. It consists of myelencephalon, metencephalon, and isthmus rhombencephali from which develop the major BRAIN STEM components, such as MEDULLA OBLONGATA from the myelencephalon, CEREBELLUM and PONS from the metencephalon, with the expanded cavity forming the FOURTH VENTRICLE.
  NLM Medical Subject Headings
  U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
• Hindbrain, region of the developing vertebrate brain that is composed of the medulla oblongata, the pons, and the cerebellum. The hindbrain coordinates functions that are fundamental to survival, including respiratory rhythm, motor activity, sleep, and wakefulness. It is one of the three major...
  Encyclopedia Britannica
  Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020