Rhombomere 5

System Nervous

Rhombomere 5

Definition

The fifth transiently divided segment of the developing rhombencephalon; rhombomeres are lineage restricted, express different genes from one another, and adopt different developmental fates; rhombomeres are numbered in caudal to rostral order.

Also known as r5 — per UBERON

The Rhombomere 5 is a part of the Nervous.