See Also: pars basilaris pontis(medicine)
sulcus basilaris pontis(medicine)
pars basilaris ossis occipitalis(medicine)
pars ventralis pontis(medicine)
pars dorsalis pontis(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
glandula basilaris(medicine)
plexus basilaris(medicine)
membrana basilaris(medicine)
norma basilaris(medicine)

pars basilaris pontis (medicine)


pars basilaris pontis -->
ventral part of pons


The large ventral part of the pons occupied by the nuclei pontis, traversed longitudinally by corticopontine, corticobulbar, and corticospinal fibres, and transversely by pontocerebellar fibres. Pontocerebellar fibres converging laterally form the middle cerebellar peduncle or brachium pontis.

Synonym: pars ventralis pontis, anterior part of pons, basilar part of pons, pars basilaris pontis.