pontine nucleus/gray matter

Introduction

The massive gray matter, composed of indivdual nuclei, that fills the basilar pons.

Physiology

• A major way-station in the impulse conduction from the cerebral cortex off one hemisphere to the posterior lobe of the opposite cerebellum

More general terms

• brain structure

More specific terms

• pontine micturition center; Barrington's nucleus

Additional terms

• internal capsule