The '''pons''' (sometimes '''pons Varolii''' after [[Costanzo Varolio]]) is a structure located on the [[brain stem]]. It is [[cranial]] to the [[medulla oblongata]], [[caudal]] to the [[midbrain]], and [[ventral]] to the [[cerebellum]]. In [[human]]s and other [[biped]]s this means it is above the medulla, below the midbrain, and [[anterior]] to the cerebellum.
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The '''pons''' (sometimes '''pons Varolii''' after [[Costanzo Varolio]]) is a structure located on the [[brain stem]] making part of the [[hindbrain]]. It is [[cranial]] to the [[medulla oblongata]], [[caudal]] to the [[midbrain]], and [[ventral]] to the [[cerebellum]]. In [[human]]s and other [[biped]]s this means it is above the [[medulla]], below the midbrain, and [[anterior]] to the cerebellum.
==Function==
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==Related diseases==
==Related diseases==
* [[Central pontine myelinosis]], a [[demyelination]] disease that causes difficulty with sense of balance, walking, sense of touch, swallowing and speaking to mention just a few symptoms. In a clinical setting it is often associated with transplant. Undiagnosed it can lead to death or 'locked in' syndrome.
* [[Central pontine myelinosis]], a [[demyelination]] disease that causes difficulty with sense of balance, walking, sense of touch, swallowing and speaking to mention just a few symptoms. In a clinical setting it is often associated with transplant. Undiagnosed it can lead to death or 'locked in' syndrome.
The "knob-like" process (Basal pons) is 2 centimeters long and located on the anterior (front) of the brainstem. It is formed of nerves that travel from one side (left or right) to the other. Most other fibres in the brainstem travel up and down.
The posterior (back) surface of the pons forms part of the wall of the fourth ventricle of the brain.
Central pontine myelinosis, a demyelination disease that causes difficulty with sense of balance, walking, sense of touch, swallowing and speaking to mention just a few symptoms. In a clinical setting it is often associated with transplant. Undiagnosed it can lead to death or 'locked in' syndrome.
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