Pons

Pons. Pons is a part of the hindbrain present just above the medulla oblongata in the brain stem. What does pons mean.

Pons is the region that is located superior to the medulla oblongata inferior to the midbrain and ventral to the cerebellum. Alice-Josephine Pons Lily Pons pons Varolii. The transverse section of pons subdivides into two areas.

The pons is the portion of the brainstem between the midbrain above and the medulla oblongata below.

Noun a broad mass of chiefly transverse nerve fibers in the mammalian brain stem lying ventral to the cerebellum at the anterior end of the medulla oblongata see brain illustration. On gross examination pons has convex anterior surface with shallow groove in the middle for the basilar artery. Pons synonyms pons pronunciation pons translation English dictionary definition of pons. It is on sides by the middle cerebellar peduncles and forms the roof of the fourth ventricle.