Editing Brainstem (section)

===Pons===
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The pons lies between the midbrain and the [[medulla oblongata]]. It is separated from the midbrain by the [[superior pontine sulcus]], and from the medulla by the [[inferior pontine sulcus]].<ref name="Carpenter">{{cite book |last1=Carpenter |first1=Malcolm |title=Core text of neuroanatomy |date=1985 |publisher=Williams & Wilkins |isbn=0683014552 |pages=42–43 |edition=3rd}}</ref> It contains tracts that carry signals from the [[cerebrum]] to the medulla and to the [[cerebellum]] and also tracts that carry sensory signals to the [[thalamus]]. The pons is connected to the cerebellum by the [[cerebellar peduncles]]. The pons houses the respiratory [[pneumotaxic center]] and [[apneustic center]] that make up the pontine respiratory group in the [[respiratory center]]. The pons co-ordinates activities of the [[Cerebellum|cerebellar hemispheres]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=Discovering the Brain |last= Ackerman| first= Sandra |chapter=Major Structures and Functions of the Brain |year=1992 |publisher= National Academies Press|location= Washington (DC)|doi= 10.17226/1785 |pmid= 25121239|isbn= 978-0-309-04529-2|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK234157/}}</ref>
The [[pons]] and [[medulla oblongata]] are parts of the [[hindbrain]] that form much of the brainstem.

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Pons - Middle.svg|Cross-section of the middle pons (at the level of cranial nerve V)
Pons - Inferior.svg|Cross-section of the inferior pons (at the level of the facial genu)
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