Pons (dave's notes) Flashcards
How is the pons easily recognised?
By its broad transverse mass curving to the sides as the middle cerebellar peduncle
Describe the ventral surface of the pons
The ventral surface shows a shallow midline groove with a bulge on either side (underlying pontine nuclei)
What conceals the dorsal surface of the pons?
The attached cerebellum
What nerve emerges from the pons? Describe its roots.
The facial nerve, by a large sensory and a small motor root
What occupies the ventral part of the pons? What pathway?
A mass of cells and fibres - pontine nuclei with fibres emerging to cross to the opposite side - the corticopontocerebellar pathway
What is found within the pons?
the 4th ventricle
What is found in the dorsal part of the pons?
The nuclei for V- VIII and the salivary nuclei
What is the blood supply to the pons?
The pontine branches of the basillar artery
