Tags: Anatomical Structure, Brain.
The pons /ˈpɒnz/ is part of the brainstem that links the medulla oblongata and the thalamus. It is also called the pons Varolii (bridge of Varoli) after the Italian anatomist and surgeon Costanzo Varolio (1543–75). It is cranial to the medulla oblongata caudal to the midbrain and ventral to the cerebellum. In humans and other bipeds this means it is above the medulla below the midbrain and anterior to the cerebellum.
