Frontopontine fibers
Encyclopedia
The frontopontine fibers are situated in the medial fifth of the base of the cerebral peduncles; they arise from the cells of the frontal lobe
and end in the nuclei of the pons
.
The frontopontine tract (tractus frontopontinus) refers to the combination of the fibers.
Frontal lobe
The frontal lobe is an area in the brain of humans and other mammals, located at the front of each cerebral hemisphere and positioned anterior to the parietal lobe and superior and anterior to the temporal lobes...
and end in the nuclei of the pons
Pons
The pons is a structure located on the brain stem, named after the Latin word for "bridge" or the 16th-century Italian anatomist and surgeon Costanzo Varolio . It is superior to the medulla oblongata, inferior to the midbrain, and ventral to the cerebellum. In humans and other bipeds this means it...
.
The frontopontine tract (tractus frontopontinus) refers to the combination of the fibers.