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Chapter 12b - Next2Eden

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Pons<br />

• Forms part of the anterior wall of the fourth ventricle<br />

• Fibers of the pons<br />

• Connect higher brain centers and the spinal cord<br />

• Relay impulses between the motor cortex and the<br />

cerebellum<br />

• Origin of cranial nerves V (trigeminal), VI (abducens),<br />

and VII (facial)<br />

• Some nuclei of the reticular formation<br />

• Nuclei that help maintain normal rhythm of breathing<br />

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