Anatomy
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pons [ ponz ]
Subclass of:
Metencephalon
Etymology:
Latin pons = a bridge
The same root is familiar to us in pontoon.
Definitions related to pontine:
  • (brain, pons) The portion of the brainstem between the midbrain and medulla oblongata.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (pons) Organ component of neuraxis that has as its parts the pontine tegmentum and basal part of pons. Examples: There is only one pons.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • (pons) Part of the central nervous system, located at the base of the brain, between the medulla oblongata and the midbrain. It is part of the brainstem.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (pons) The front part of the hindbrain (RHOMBENCEPHALON) that lies between the MEDULLA and the midbrain (MESENCEPHALON) ventral to the cerebellum. It is composed of two parts, the dorsal and the ventral. The pons serves as a relay station for neural pathways between the CEREBELLUM to the CEREBRUM.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (pons varolii) The middle portion of the brainstem located between the midbrain and the medulla oblongata. The fourth ventricle lies dorsal to the pons which also contains the motor trigeminal nuclei and the abducens nuclei. The cerebellum contributes a large number of afferent fibers to the pons.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Pons, portion of the brainstem lying above the medulla oblongata and below the cerebellum and the cavity of the fourth ventricle. The pons is a broad horseshoe-shaped mass of transverse nerve fibres that connect the medulla with the cerebellum. It is also the point of origin or termination for four...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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