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Pons
| Name: | Pons |
| Description: | The part of the central nervous system lying between the medulla oblongata and the mesencephalon, ventral to the cerebellum, and consisting of a pars dorsalis and a pars ventralis. (MeSH) |
| Is part of: | Hindbrain, Brainstem |
| Super-category: | Regional part of brain |
| Id: | birnlex_733 |
| Organism: | mammal |
| Link to OWL / RDF: | Download this content as OWL/RDF |
| Neuronames ID ( what's this?): | 538 |
Neurons in Pons
Abducens nucleus motor neuron, Facial nucleus motor neuron, Locus coeruleus NA neuron, Trigeminal nucleus motor neuron are neurons that can be found in Pons or its parts.
Axons in Pons
Amygdala lateral central nucleus medium spiny neuron, Cerebellar Afferents From The Pontine Reticulotegmental Nucleus, Cerebellar Pontocerebellar Projection, Cochlear nucleus (ventral) octopus cell, Neocortex primary motor area pyramidal layer 5 corticopontine-tectal cell, Neocortex primary visual layer 5 corticopontine/tectal pyramidal cell, Neocortex pyramidal cell, Nucleus laminaris principal neuron, Solitary tract nucleus principal cell are neurons or parts of neurons whose axons can be found in Pons or its parts.
Parts of Pons
Inferred outgoing projections for Pons
The following brain regions receive axons from Pons: Dentate nucleus, Fastigial nucleus, Postsubiculum. The statements about these projections are not made on this page, but rather are made on the pages linked here.
Inferred incoming projections for Pons
The following brain regions send axons into Pons: Interpositus Nucleus, Lateral paragigantocellular nucleus, Neocortex, Ventral tegmental area. The statements about these projections are not made on this page, but rather are made on the pages linked here.
| Created | 15 July 2006 + |
| CurationStatus | uncurated + |
| Definition | The part of the central nervous system lying between the medulla oblongata and the mesencephalon, ventral to the cerebellum, and consisting of a pars dorsalis and a pars ventralis. (MeSH) |
| Has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | PONS brain region + |
| Id | birnlex_733 + |
| Is part of | Hindbrain +, and Brainstem + |
| Label | Pons + |
| ModifiedDate | 21 February 2012 + |
| NeuronamesLink | http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/Scripts/hiercentraldirectory.aspx?ID=538 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | PONS brain region + |
| Species | Mammal + |
| SuperCategory | Regional part of brain + |
| Umlscui | C0032639, C1280999 + |



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