Pons Cross Sectional Anatomy
Mesencephala or mesencephalons is the most rostral part of the brainstem and sits above the pons and is adjoined rostrally to the thalamus during development the midbrain forms from the middle of three vesicles that arise from the neural tube.
Pons cross sectional anatomy. Pons in latin refers to a bridge. It is also the point of origin or termination for four of the cranial nerves that transfer sensory information and motor impulses to and from the. List the cranial nerves that contain parasympathetic fibers the location of their nuclei and their function.
The brainstem cross sectional atlas in sylvius4 contains 14 sections through the brainstem and four spinal cord sections featuring segmentation of well over 100 neuroanatomical structures. Identify on a typical cross section all the brain stem nuclei containing motor neurons that end on striated muscle. Pons cross section through the facial colliculus.
The cross section of pons is similar to the midbrain as described earlier but few things must be kept in mind. The ventral pons contains the pontine nuclei which are responsible for coordinating movement fibers from the pontine nuclei cross the midline and form the middle cerebellar peduncles on their way to the cerebellum. Challenge 2 3 internal anatomy of the pons.
The pons is comprised of two major components the ventral pons and the tegmentum. This atlas should be used to fill in the gaps between the seven sections illustrated in this chapter. The dorsal region containing the cranial nerves and fourth ventricle is the tegmentum while the anterior part with the pontine nuclei and corticospinal and corticobulbar tracts is the base of the pons.
The pons has a bulbous shape and has two main components the basis pontis basal ventral part and the pontine tegmentum dorsal part. A module based on mri anatomy of the brain. How to view anatomical labels this module is a comprehensive and affordable learning tool for medical students and residents and especially for neuroradiologists and radiation oncologists.
The midbrain or mesencephalon plural. Stem so that you can determine if a gross or stained cross section is medulla pons or midbrain. The pons is a broad horseshoe shaped mass of transverse nerve fibres that connect the medulla with the cerebellum.