Term Name: hindbrain development
Synonyms: rhombencephalon development
Definition: The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the hindbrain over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The hindbrain is the posterior of the three primary divisions of the developing chordate brain, or the corresponding part of the adult brain (in vertebrates, includes the cerebellum, pons, and medulla oblongata and controls the autonomic functions and equilibrium).
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0030902]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: brain development
has parts: cell differentiation in hindbrain cell migration in hindbrain cell proliferation in hindbrain fourth ventricle development hindbrain maturation hindbrain morphogenesis medulla oblongata development metencephalon development rhombomere development
is a type of: anatomical structure development