Term Name: midbrain-hindbrain boundary morphogenesis
Synonyms: isthmus morphogenesis, MHB morphogenesis
Definition: The process in which the anatomical structure of the midbrain-hindbrain boundary is generated and organized. The midbrain-hindbrain domain of the embryonic brain is comprised of the mesencephalic vesicle and the first rhombencephalic vesicle at early somitogenesis stages. An organizing center at the boundary patterns the midbrain and hindbrain primordia of the neural plate.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0021555]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: midbrain-hindbrain boundary development
has parts: midbrain-hindbrain boundary structural organization
is a type of: embryonic morphogenesis