pons Va·ro·li·i (v -r  l -  )n. A band of nerve fibers on the ventral surface of the brainstem that links the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with upper portions of the brain. |
pons
1. that part of the metencephalon lying between the medulla oblongata and the midbrain, ventral to the cerebellum. See also brainstem.
2. slip of tissue connecting two parts of an organ.
pons varolii
pons (1).
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