pons Varolii

American  

[vuh-roh-lee-ahy] / vəˈroʊ liˌaɪ /

noun

plural

pontes Varolii

1. pons.

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pons Varolii British  

/ vəˈrəʊlɪˌaɪ /

noun

1. Sometimes shortened to: pons.  a broad white band of connecting nerve fibres that bridges the hemispheres of the cerebellum in mammals

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Etymology

Origin of pons Varolii

1685–95; < New Latin: literally, Varoli's bridge; named after Varoli, Italian anatomist (1543–75)

Example Sentences

The pons Varolii is the transverse projection on the base of the brain, between the medulla oblongata and the peduncles of the cerebrum.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

The third to appear has a ventral convexity and is known as the pontine, since it marks the site of the future pons Varolii; it resembles the permanent flexure in the reptilian brain.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

Above the medulla we observe the pons Varolii, just above which we observe the fibres ascending to each hemisphere under the name of crus cerebri, or thigh of the cerebrum.

From Buchanan's Journal of Man, April 1887 Volume 1, Number 3 by Buchanan, Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes)

Inflammation may, however, exist in the center of the great nerve masses—the cerebrum, cerebellum, pons Varolii, or medulla at the base of the brain—without involving the surface.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

The Pons, or pons Varolii, named from its supposed resemblance to a bridge, is situated in front of the cerebellum, and is readily recognized as a circular expansion which extends forward from that body.

From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.