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View All. The pons is a region of the brain located in the brainstem. The pons is relatively small, and it is located in the lower part of the brain, connecting the cerebral cortex with the medulla oblongata. The pons contains nerves and nerve tracts (pathways) that integrate brain functions such as movement and sensory messages between the brain and the body.
The Pons. Superior to the medulla oblongata is the Pons (latin for bridge). It is also inferior to the midbrain, and ventral to the cerebellum. When we move up from the mint-green section (the medulla oblongata), we reach the white area, the pons, and itâs full of horizontal running fibers. Here are the ventral, lateral and dorsal views of the pons: