Rostral Pons Cross Section
The orientation of lemnisci in midbrain is more or less vertical but in pons it is horizontal.
Rostral pons cross section. The pons the metencephalon extends from the pons medulla junction to an imaginary line drawn from the exit of the trochlear nerve posteriorly to the rostral edge of the basilar pons anteriorly figs. Pons cross section through the facial colliculus. Identify and locate the cn s associated with the medulla pons and midbrain recognize the major internal and external landmarks on the dorsal and ventral surface of the brain stem so that you can determine if a gross or stained cross section is medulla pons or midbrain.
Pons varolli is a part of brain stem that links thalamus with medulla oblongata. The medial lemniscus has moved laterally and lines the floor of the pons tegmentum. 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.
A cross section of the lower part of the pons showing the pontine reticular formation labeled as 9 the human reticular formation is composed of almost 100 brain nuclei and contains many projections into the forebrain brainstem and cerebellum among other regions. Pons in latin refers to a bridge. The superior pontine sulcus separates the pons from the midbrain.
A cross section of the lower part of the pons showing the pontine reticular formation labeled as 9. This section passes though the rostral pons at the level of the isthmus between the fourth ventricle and cerebral aqueduct. When viewed in cross section the midbrain can be divided into three portions.
A separating groove between the pons and the medulla is the inferior pontine sulcus. The cross section of pons is similar to the midbrain as described earlier but few things must be kept in mind. Mihailoff in fundamental neuroscience for basic and clinical applications fifth edition 2018.
Division of the pons into two parts facilitates understanding its internal arrangement. 10 1b and 10 2 what we commonly call the pons is actually composed of. Brainstem brainstem cross sections caudal medulla caudal midbrain caudal pons mid pons midbrain rostral medulla rostral midbrain.