nuclei of pons
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nuclei pontis — [TA] nuclei of pons: masses of nerve cells scattered throughout the ventral part of the pons, in which the longitudinal fibers of the pons terminate; the majority of axons arising from these cells cross to the opposite side and form the middle… … Medical dictionary
pons Varolii — pons Va·ro·lii və rō lē .ī, lē .ē n, pl pontes Varolii PONS Va·ro·lio vä rō lē ō Costanzo (1543 1575) Italian anatomist. A surgeon and professor of anatomy at Bologna, Varolio is remembered for his work on the cranial nerves. In 1573 he published … Medical dictionary
Pons — und Medulla oblongata … Deutsch Wikipedia
Pons — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME GraySubject = 187 GrayPage = 785 Caption = Diagram showing the positions of the three principal subarachnoid cisternæ. (Pons visible at center.) Caption2 = Anteroinferior view of the medulla oblongata and pons.… … Wikipedia
nuclei cochleares — [TA] cochlear nuclei: the two nuclei, anterior and posterior, partly encircling the restiform body at the junction of the medulla oblongata and the pons, in which the fibers of the cochlear part of the vestibulocochlear nerve terminate; called… … Medical dictionary
nuclei periolivares — [TA] periolivary nuclei a diffuse group of nuclei forming a large part of the superior olivary complex in the tegmentum of the caudal pons; they may be subdivided into medial and lateral groups … Medical dictionary
Nuclei vestibulares — Die Nuclei vestibulares („Gleichgewichtskerne“) sind vier Kerngebiete im Rautenhirn (Rhombencephalon), in denen das erste Neuron der Gleichgewichtsbahn, also die Nervenfasern des Gleichgewichtsnerven (Teil des VIII. Hirnnervens), endet. Sie… … Deutsch Wikipedia
nuclei lemnisci lateralis — [TA] nuclei of lateral lemniscus: several diffuse cell groups interposed in the course of the lateral lemniscus through the pons … Medical dictionary
nuclei of trigeminal nerve — four nuclei associated with the trigeminal nerve, located in the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata and extending as far caudally as the upper cervical spinal cord. See n. mesencephalicus nervi trigemini, n. motorius nervi trigemini, n.… … Medical dictionary
pons — n. 1) (pons Varolii) the part of the brainstem that links the medulla oblongata and the thalamus, bulging forwards in front of the cerebellum, from which it is separated by the fourth ventricle. It contains numerous nerve tracts between the… … The new mediacal dictionary
