Pons
Description
  The front part of hindbrain that lies between MEDULLA OBLONGATA and the midbrain (MESENCEPHALON) ventral to the CEREBELLUM. It is composed of two parts, the dorsal and the ventral. Pons serves as a relay station for important neural pathways between the cerebellum to the CEREBRUM.
Parents
  Metencephalon
Children
  Cochlear Nucleus
Locus Coeruleus
Vestibular Nuclei
Experts
  Patricia S. Grigson
Andras Hajnal
Baihan Li
Robert Frank Lundy, Jr.
Ralph Norgren
Thomas C. Pritchard
Tree Numbers
  A08.186.211.132.810.428.600
A08.186.211.865.428.600
MeSH ID
  D011149

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