pons

Many arterial branches arise from the vertebral and basilar artery to supply the medulla oblongata and the 'pons' .

From above down these are the midbrain; a bridge-like structure, the 'pons' ; and the medulla oblongata, which merges below with the spinal cord.

The parasympathetic nervous system innervates the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands with fibers that originate in the 'pons' and medulla, and synapse in the otic and submandibular ganglia.

The latter includes the diencephalon; mesencephalon, or midbrain; 'pons' ; and medulla oblongata.

This is a section (looking down) through the frontal and temporal lobes, the 'pons' , and the cerebellum.