pons varolii

English Thesaurus

1. a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain (noun.body)

hypernym	:	neural structure,
definition	:	a structure that is part of the nervous system (noun.body)

part holonym	:	respiratory center,
definition	:	the center in the medulla oblongata and pons that integrates sensory information about the level of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood and determines the signals to be sent to the respiratory muscles (noun.body)

part meronym	:	brain stem, brain-stem, brainstem,
definition	:	the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus (noun.body)