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pons
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000988
The part of the central nervous system lying between the medulla oblongata and the midbrain, ventral to the cerebellum. [ ]
Term info
Label
pons
Synonyms
- pons Varolii
- pons of Varolius
Subsets
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/Gray768.png
dubious for taxon
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_7955
editor note
The pons is not present in zebrafish. In this ontology we currently have some structures which are applicable to zebrafish appearing as parts of the pons. Currently we only include the weaker dubious_for_taxon relationship ubtil this is resolved
external definition
The part of the central nervous system lying between the medulla oblongata and the midbrain, ventral to the cerebellum. [TFD][VHOG]
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
pons cerebri
homology notes
During the embryonic development of birds and mammals, neuroblasts migrate from the cerebellum into the ventral part of the rhombencephalon and differentiate into pontine and other nuclei, which relay information from between the cerebrum and cerebellum, and a conspicuous band of transverse fibers. This region is known as the pons. A pons does not differentiate in reptiles and anamniotes (...).[well established][VHOG]
id
UBERON:0000988