nounpontes

• The part of the brainstem that links the medulla oblongata and the thalamus.

  ‘This is a section (looking down) through the frontal and temporal lobes, the pons, and the cerebellum.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘The latter includes the diencephalon; mesencephalon, or midbrain; pons; and medulla oblongata.’
  • ‘From above down these are the midbrain; a bridge-like structure, the pons; and the medulla oblongata, which merges below with the spinal cord.’
  • ‘The parasympathetic nervous system innervates the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands with fibers that originate in the pons and medulla, and synapse in the otic and submandibular ganglia.’
  • ‘Many arterial branches arise from the vertebral and basilar artery to supply the medulla oblongata and the pons.’