The pons is part of the brainstem. source
The pons is part of the brainstem.
The pons in humans and other bipeds lies between the midbrain (above) and the medulla oblongata (below) and in front of the cerebellum. source
The pons in humans and other bipeds lies between the midbrain (above) and the medulla oblongata (below) and in front of the cerebellum.
The pons is called the pons Varolii ("bridge of Varolius"), after the Italian anatomist and surgeon Costanzo Varolio (1543–75). source
The pons is called the pons Varolii ("bridge of Varolius"), after the Italian anatomist and surgeon Costanzo Varolio (1543–75).
The pons in humans measures about 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) in length. source
The pons in humans measures about 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) in length.
Most ofThe pons appears as a broad anterior bulge rostral to the medulla. source
Most ofThe pons appears as a broad anterior bulge rostral to the medulla.
Posteriorly, The pons consists mainly of two pairs of thick stalks called cerebellar peduncles. source
Posteriorly, The pons consists mainly of two pairs of thick stalks called cerebellar peduncles.
The pons connect the cerebellum to the pons and midbrain. source
The pons connect the cerebellum to the pons and midbrain.
The pons contains nuclei that relay signals from the forebrain to the cerebellum, along with nuclei that deal primarily with sleep. source
The pons contains nuclei that relay signals from the forebrain to the cerebellum, along with nuclei that deal primarily with sleep.
Within the pons is the pneumotaxic center consisting of the subparabrachial and the medial parabrachial nuclei. source
Within the pons is the pneumotaxic center consisting of the subparabrachial and the medial parabrachial nuclei.
The pons is implicated in sleep paralysis, and may also play a role in generating dreams. source
The pons is implicated in sleep paralysis, and may also play a role in generating dreams.
The pons can be broadly divided into two parts. source
The pons can be broadly divided into two parts.
The basilar part of the pons, located ventrally, and the pontine tegmentum, located dorsally. source
The basilar part of the pons, located ventrally, and the pontine tegmentum, located dorsally.
Mid-pons: the 'chief' or 'pontine' nucleus of the trigeminal nerve sensory nucleus (V). source
Mid-pons: the 'chief' or 'pontine' nucleus of the trigeminal nerve sensory nucleus (V).
Mid-pons: the motor nucleus for the trigeminal nerve (V). source
Mid-pons: the motor nucleus for the trigeminal nerve (V).
Lower down in the pons: abducens nucleus (VI) source
Lower down in the pons: abducens nucleus (VI)
Lower down in the pons: facial nerve nucleus (VII) source
Lower down in the pons: facial nerve nucleus (VII)
Lower down in the pons: vestibulocochlear nuclei (vestibular nuclei and cochlear nuclei) (VIII). source
Lower down in the pons: vestibulocochlear nuclei (vestibular nuclei and cochlear nuclei) (VIII).
The pons first evolved as an offshoot of the medullary reticular formation. source
The pons first evolved as an offshoot of the medullary reticular formation.
Since lampreys possess a pons, it has been argued that it must have evolved as a region distinct from the medulla by the time the first agnathans appeared. source
Since lampreys possess a pons, it has been argued that it must have evolved as a region distinct from the medulla by the time the first agnathans appeared.
