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the curve in the midbrain (mesencephalon) of the neural tube; called also cranial f. and mesencephalic f.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Cephalic flexure — Brain of human embryo of four and a half weeks, showing interior of fore brain. (Cephalic flexure visible at center top.) Latin flexura mesencephalica … Wikipedia
cephalic flexure — (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) In Decapoda, forward, or occasionally upward, deflection of the anterior sterna … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
cephalic flexure — Forward or even upward deflection of anterior sterna of some decapods [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. (Order Decapoda): Foward, or sometimes upward, deflection of anterior sterna [McLaughlin, 1980]. (Order Decapoda): On underside of cephalothorax,… … Crustacea glossary
flexure — A bend, as in an organ or structure. SYN: flexura [TA]. [L. flexura] anorectal f. [TA] the anteroposterior curve or angle, with convesity directed anteriorly, of the anorectal junction; tonus of the puborectalis (muscle) produces the … Medical dictionary
cranial flexure — n CEPHALIC FLEXURE * * * cephalic f … Medical dictionary
Pontine flexure — The pontine flexure is a bend in the axis of the embryological central nervous system (the neuraxis). This flexure marks the junction between the metencephalon and the myelencephalon. The division of the rhombencephalon (the early hindbrain) into … Wikipedia
mesencephalic flexure — cephalic f … Medical dictionary
Anatomical terms of location — Standard anatomical terms of location are employed in science which deal with the anatomy of animals to avoid ambiguities which might otherwise arise. They are not language specific, and thus require no translation. They are universal terms that… … Wikipedia
Embryology — 1 morula, 2 blastula 1 blastula, 2 gastrula with blastopor … Wikipedia
Neural crest — The formation of neural crest during the process of neurulation. Neural crest is first induced in the region of the neural plate border. After neural tube closure, neural crest delaminates from the region between the dorsal neural tube and… … Wikipedia
