MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -The pons is the part of the brainstem between the midbrain (rostral) and the medulla oblongata (caudal), located anterior to the cerebellum. The pons contains various structures that are responsible for maintaining several key functions of the body.

Detailed explanation-2: -Above, the midbrain is continuous with the cerebral hemisphere. Below, the medulla is continuous with the spinal cord. Posteriorly, the pons and medulla are separated from the cerebellum by the fourth ventricle.

Detailed explanation-3: -Structure. The pons is in the brainstem situated between the midbrain and the medulla oblongata, and in front of the cerebellum.

Detailed explanation-4: -pons, portion of the brainstem lying above the medulla oblongata and below the cerebellum and the cavity of the fourth ventricle. The pons is a broad horseshoe-shaped mass of transverse nerve fibres that connect the medulla with the cerebellum.