Pons

The part of the central nervous system lying between the medulla oblongata and the mesencephalon, ventral to the cerebellum, and consisting of a pars dorsalis and a pars ventralis.


A broad mass of nerve fibers on the ventral surface of the brain.


That part of the central nervous system lying between the medulla oblongata and the mesencephalon ventral to the cerebellum.


A bridge of tissue joining parts of an organ.


Any bridge-like part connecting two parts, especially the pons varolii (varolius) between the medulla oblongata and the midbrain, which contains white matter and the nuclei of several cranial nerves.


A process of tissue connecting two or more parts.


Region of the brain stem that serves as a transmitting bridge for motor information sent from the cerebral hemisphere to the cerebellum.


Any tissue bridge linking two sections of an organ.


A region at the base of the brain that receives signals from the cerebral cortex and transmits them to the opposite side of the cerebellum.


 


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