pons Va·ro·li·i (p nz v -r l -  )n. See pons. [New Latin p ns Varoli, bridge of Varoli, after Costanzo Varolio (1543?-1575), Italian anatomist.] |
pons Varolii [vəˈrəʊlɪˌaɪ]
n pl pontes Varolii [ˈpɒntiːz]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) a broad white band of connecting nerve fibres that bridges the hemispheres of the cerebellum in mammals Sometimes shortened to pons
[New Latin, literally: bridge of Varoli, after Costanzo Varoli (?1543-75), Italian anatomist]
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| Noun | 1. |  pons Varolii - a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrainneural structure - a structure that is part of the nervous system brain stem, brain-stem, brainstem - the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus respiratory center - the center in the medulla oblongata and pons that integrates sensory information about the level of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood and determines the signals to be sent to the respiratory muscles |
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