pons Varolii

[ vuh-roh-lee-ahy ]

noun

, plural pontes Varolii.

1. pons ( def 1 ).

pons Varolii

/ vəˈrəʊlɪˌaɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pons Varolii¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pons Varolii¹

C16: New Latin, literally: bridge of Varoli, after Costanzo Varoli (?1543–75), Italian anatomist

Example Sentences

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.

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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.

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The medulla oblongata is the prolongation of the spinal cord, extending to the pons Varolii.

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Here is the "island of Reil," here the "pons Varolii"; here is the "arbor vitæ"; and here is the "subarachnoid space"; and here that wonderful contrivance of the great Designer that regulates the arterial supplies.

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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.

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